Public Education

The latest effort to improve Texas education involves vouchers. Instead of being confined by zip codes, families could elect to send their children to…

DALLAS — Texas has improved its state support for public education but still lags behind most of the nation, according to an annual report issued…

The State of Texas lacks public school counselors. According to a study by the Ray Marshall Center for the study of Human Resources, they were the first…

Hundreds of people were on hand Wednesday at the State Capitol to witness the swearing in of San Antonio’s newest Senator, Democrat José Menéndez.A crowd…

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Friendswood Republican Sen. Larry Taylor, the head of the state Senate’s education committee, have identified six…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will outline his expectations for the legislative session Tuesday, when he delivers his first State of the State address.The State…

#103300237 / gettyimages.comJudge John Dietz ruled that the way Texas funds its schools is unconstitutional. In his ruling, found here, Judge Dietz…

The United States has fallen from its precipice of leader in graduation rates in higher education since the 1980s argues Suzanne Mettler in her new book,…

The race for the next governor of Texas has already hit on controversial issues like reproductive rights and the future of Medicaid, but public school…

Hundreds of people from civil rights groups to teacher unions gather on this national day of action to issue a failing report card for Texas' state and…