In a contentious 4-3 vote, the Judson ISD board of trustees voted to terminate the contract of Superintendent Milton “Rob” Fields III Wednesday night.

The move comes as the state's education agency unveils a new enforcement role to oversee investigations into alleged misconduct by Texas teachers.

The state education agency issued guidance to districts after Gov. Greg Abbott directed its commissioner to investigate the student protests of killings by federal agents.

Applications will close March 17, with funding notifications sent to families beginning in early April. The rollout follows a years-long battle at the Capitol and marks a major victory for the governor after repeated failed attempts to pass similar legislation.

Students at several San Antonio high schools walked out of class Friday to protest the recent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At least 10 area high schools had walkouts planned Friday, following multiple walkouts at other schools over the past two weeks.

Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April.

The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.

Despite pressure from the Texas Education Agency, NEISD trustees unanimously voted to not make any changes to its current cell phone policy.

The demographic makeup of the “trigger” schools raises questions about whether Texas' accountability system fairly considers historic inequities tied to race and poverty.