Vol 3, Issue 12

Citing a recent Texas Supreme Court decision that upheld the state’s public school funding system while deeming it “undeniably imperfect," state House Speaker Joe Straus on Thursday ordered representatives to study the school finance system. 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton approached at least one other North Texas school district about adopting the transgender student bathroom policy that is now the center of his lawsuit against the Obama administration.

The Texas Supreme Court's school finance ruling means lawmakers now have a moral obligation to appropriately invest in the next generation of Texans, writes Kendall Pace, president of the Austin ISD board of trustees. 

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Stephanie Cawthon, an associate professor in the educational psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching.

Research out of the University of Alaska shows that standardized college entrance exams are missing the mark when it comes to predicting students’ academic performance in college.

Spurred by economic changes, Kentucky has been forced to reevaluate how it is preparing young people for the workforce.

Survey data indicates that K-12 teachers experience high levels of dissatisfaction with the amount of time they’re required to devote to standardized test preparation and actual test-taking.

Some studies suggest that nonstandard work schedules negatively affect children’s academic success and cognitive development.

Vermont’s Harwood Union High School trains students and staff members to work cooperatively to devise innovative solutions to curriculum, scheduling and other critical aspects of the school’s operations.

The principal of Public School 188 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan describes ongoing efforts to recruit help to provide toothbrushes, laundry facilities and shoes for her homeless students.