Vol 4, Issue 17

Though school districts in the Houston area have postponed classes at least until next Tuesday, their buildings and employees are central to providing relief for people needing shelter during the Hurricane Harvey floods.

At Coleman High School, the failure of legislation to raise teacher pay and fix the school finance system at the Capitol means another year of finding creative ways to attract new teachers and do more for the students.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans has sued the University of Texas at Austin for removing several Confederate statues from its campus earlier this week.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Paige Ware, who chairs the Department of Teaching and Learning at the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University. 

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights “Like a Native.”

With another school year beginning, here's what's new with the Dallas Independent School District.

A professor at the University of Tampa was fired after saying Hurricane Harvey was "karma" for the state of Texas.

Three colleges in Texas — Texas A&M University, The University of Texas and Rice University — are ranked among the world's 25 richest universities.

Julián Castro, the former head at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and former San Antonio mayor, is joining UT-Austin's teaching faculty this fall.

The North East Independent School Board, representing a school district near the city of San Antonio, has unanimously voted to rename Robert E. Lee High School.