Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
Humble ISD spent $1.9M on outside counsel to litigate Title IX and related processes, report shows
A new report from Humble ISD shows the board spent almost $2 million in legal fees to litigate Title IX complaints and ...
Opinion
Texas needs to get more teachers certified and ready for the classroom
Buried in Texas House Bill 2 are a few measures that could help get more certified teachers into Texas classrooms.
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'A new era': TEA replaces South San ISD superintendent, trustees after decades of dysfunction
State Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced Wednesday the appointment of a board of managers and a new superintendent to manage South San ISD, which has been the subject of multiple state ...
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With Texas schools clamoring for more funding, Senate panel weighs targeted appropriations
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Monday pushed back against the superintendents' complaints, which largely center on state lawmakers' not providing additional investments in school funding ...
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Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools
In 2024, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath also called for a statewide ban at public schools. He testified at a Senate Education Committee hearing last September where he called the ...
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Learning Curve
Yesterday I called for DISD trustee Mike Morath to step down because he failed to pay $2 million for the sole copy of the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. Morath has so far not ...