Vol 2, Issue 15

The public school population in Texas has grown dramatically, and in a way some might find surprising: Most of the growth has come in the numbers of economically disadvantaged students.

Texas residents seeking to earn high school equivalency certificates may soon have less expensive, more flexible testing options.

You can peek at the state’s near future in the latest numbers from the Texas Education Agency: 51.8 percent Hispanic, 29.4 percent Anglo, 12.7 percent African-American, 3.7 percent Asian.

Juvenile justice advocates applauded when the Texas Legislature decided this year that repeated school truancy will no longer be a crime. But school and court officials worry they are losing tools that have actually worked at keeping kids in school.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Jacqueline R. Stillisano, a director at Texas A&M's Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture and co-director of its Education Research Center.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Thirty Million Words.

The number of American children living in poverty stood at 22 percent in 2013, a 4-point increase since 2008 and a cause for concern despite some positive findings in areas like high school graduation rates.

A bipartisan education bill the U.S. Senate just passed leaves too much flexibility for states to decide which schools are struggling and when to intervene, argues Evan Stone, the co-founder of Educators 4 Excellence.

Despite approving a similar request from Florida, the U.S. Department of Education is denying requests from a number of states hoping for flexibility on English language learners' test scores.

In partnership with a local nonprofit and area police, the Denver Public Schools district is among the leading examples of schools shifting their disciplinary focus from punishment to restorative support.

The National Security Administration offered up a second year of GenCyber, a free summer camp aimed at exposing middle and high school students to the technology and ethics behind modern cyber warfare.

A Wisconsin Republican state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require K-12 education to include coursework preparing students to be financially literate by graduation.