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Trinidad "Trini" Garza was best known being the first Latino Dallas ISD Board Trustee.
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Whether you’re new to Texas or moving to a new city, finding the right school can feel overwhelming. Here are some information and tips to help you strategize the process and find a good fit.
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The Keller school board unanimously picked its own Chief Human Resources Officer, Tracy Johnson, to be the district's next superintendent. Johnson has 22 years in education as an elementary teacher and administrator across several north Texas districts.
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PEN America has tracked a nationwide growth of laws and bills that — since 2021 — have impinged on educational free speech rights. The organization says 2023 saw 22 state legislatures approve more than 100 bills it calls “educational gag orders.
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A version of the bill that would send public money to private schools passed through a Senate committee on Thursday. Gov. Greg Abbott made such legislation one of his top priorities in this fourth special legislative session.
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Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.
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Late Thursday night, Arlington ISD became the latest school district to join a lawsuit against Education Commissioner Mike Morath because of concerns their ratings will drop drastically under the state's updated system.
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A federal judge in Austin temporarily blocked a new state law restricting which books are available in school libraries. The state then appealed. But whether or not the law is upheld, efforts to censor what students can read have intensified in Texas.
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At least 20 school districts across Texas are suing the state’s education commissioner to block changes to the rating system.
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Despite recent challenges from conservative groups, Texas districts have incorporated social-emotional learning into education to help support student mental health. And at Momentous School, the practice is woven into all aspects of the curriculum.
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HB 3 requires public and charter campuses to have armed security, although funding gaps and police shortages are challenges.
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Trustees approved a property tax lower than the district’s proposed rate. Most of the cuts were because of the Texas Legislature.