Becky Fogel
Becky Fogel is the editor and producer of statewide newscasts for the Texas Newsroom. She previously worked for the shows Texas Standard and Science Friday. She got her start in radio at KWBU-FM in Waco.
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The conservative media company and a Republican on the State Board of Education recently claimed its educational materials were now available in Texas even though PragerU is not a state-approved vendor.
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The school districts argue the new criteria will make them seem like they're doing worse than they are.
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Critics of the law, House Bill 900, have warned it is too broad and that it could ban literary classics as well as restrict students' access to books with LGBTQ+ characters.
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The law requires school districts to automatically enroll fifth graders with high state standardized math test scores in advanced math in middle school. The measure had bipartisan support and sailed through the Texas Legislature.
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The Texas House Public Education Committee is expected to vote Wednesday on legislation to create education savings accounts. The vote is happening with little notice and no public testimony.
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While there have been incremental salary increases in Texas and the U.S., the president of the National Education Association said, they're not keeping pace with inflation and not enough to address the nationwide teacher shortage.
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Texas school districts banned 801 books last year — more than any other state in the U.S. Now, efforts to ban books are taking center stage during the 88th Texas legislative session.
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Texas lawmakers have filed more than 100 anti-LGBTQ bills, according to the statewide group Equality Texas. One of the measures, House Bill 1507, drew pushback from Democrats, students and educators Tuesday.
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UT and the University of Oklahoma first announced their intentions to leave the Big 12 Conference for the SEC in 2021. Both schools are poised to leave the Big 12 one year early — after the 2023-2024 athletic year.
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The public university took the step in response to a directive that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued in early December. Abbott said the app posed security risks to the state.