Kids get messy learning flood solutions in Austin
Students at Wayside Real Learning Academy are learning about flooding in a fun, unique, and quite messy way - by building their own solutions to a problem Central Texas has always had.
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TEA warns of state takeovers for “encouraging” student protests
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Texas college completion rises, low-income students left behind
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New Houston ISD initiative pairs businesses and nonprofits with lower-rated schools
The district launched the “Houston Promise” initiative in September, aiming to get every C- and D-rated school sponsored to achieve Superintendent Mike Miles’ larger goal of all HISD schools earning A or B ratings by 2027.
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Texas teachers face backlash over comments on Charlie Kirk assassination
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a "political assassination."
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Texas House Democrats’ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look
Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the pressures of standardized testing.
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TEA releases last two years of A-F school ratings. Here’s how to find your campus
The Texas Education Agency has published delayed A-F ratings for the 2023-24 school year, along with ratings for 2024-25, at TXschools.gov. Houston ISD received a B grade of 82 for 2024-25, up from a 79 the year before.
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