Vol 4, Issue 4

The House has proposed cutting all funding for a pre-K grant program that Gov. Greg Abbott has discussed as a priority this legislative session — setting the stage for a battle in the Legislature.

It’s a confusing time in school finance — a maelstrom of local and state governments trying to master a byzantine system that is faltering in every way but the most important one: The courts say it's broken, but constitutionally sound.

Nearly 60 percent of Texas public school districts used an abstinence-only sexual education curriculum, and a quarter taught no sex education at all, according to a study released Tuesday from the Texas Freedom Network.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Augustina Reyes, a professor at the University of Houston's College of Education.

The Tribune hosts a conversation with state Rep. Dan Huberty, chairman of the House Public Education Committee, on Feb. 28 in Austin. For more information on the event, click here.

The Tribune presents a daylong symposium on public education in Texas featuring lawmakers and other officials on March 3 in Houston. For more information on the event, click here.

The Trump administration will not advocate for transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Scores of newly elected legislators are taking positions on education committees for the first time, as they rush to implement new policies.

Special education advocates are concerned after Betsy DeVos misinterpreted a federal law to protect the rights of students with disabilities during her Senate confirmation hearing.

My Brother's Keeper, intended to help young men of color, is under scrutiny and may lose funding under the Trump administration.

Indiana State University is using improvisational theater to research how students with autism communicate.

A state committee has presented its final recommendations to institute a new drug education curriculum in Ohio schools.