Texas Teachers

After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, Texas' 2025 legislative session has ended. In all, state legislators passed more than 1,200 bills. While some lawmakers believe great work was done this year, others feel less optimistic.

The vast majority of Advanced Placement exams this May will be digital. The exams in English, history, social sciences and other subjects will move to the digital testing application, Bluebook, the same software used for the SAT.

After hours of debate — and years of pushing from Gov. Greg Abbott — the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill to create an Education Savings Account plan. The school voucher program would allow parents to use public funds towards private school costs.

The Argyle school board voted unanimously Monday to give teachers a one-time $1,000 payment, as well as a $500 one-time payment for paraprofessionals and auxiliary employees.

Jolene Sanders thought a private school could give her son with autism the kind of specialized attention he needed. So she searched for a good school with a good program.

Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms.

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic growth.

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic growth.

In doing so, 101 teaching positions across the district will be eliminated by the 2025-26 school year — though district officials do not expect to lay off any existing teachers. The district, which calls itself the fastest-growing in North Texas, serves 34,000 students in Tarrant, Denton and Wise counties.

Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.

Five Houston-area educators have been charged for their alleged involvement in a teacher certification cheating ring. They include a coach and two assistant principals.

Teachers Megan Breedlove, Ale Checka and Karen Gonzalez were eager for improvements when Angélica Ramsey became Fort Worth ISD superintendent in fall 2022.