Paxton Probes Plano ISD Over Antisemitic Activity “Reports”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that he has launched an investigation into whether Plano ISD is allowing or facilitating antisemitic activity.
Month: August 2025
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“Take Care of Texas” Video Contest for 6th-to-12th Graders
Texas’ 6th-to-12th graders are invited to submit their videos for the 2025-26 Take Care of Texas Video Contest.
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Fifth Circuit: Kingsville ISD is Culpable in Teacher’s Sexual Abuse of Student
KISD’s decision to rehire a teacher despite his troubled past allowed the teacher to sexually molest a student — and justifies a jury’s $250,000 damage award against the district.
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UIL Seeks “Senior Events Program Coordinator”
The UIL has posted a job opening for a senior events program coordinator.
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Paxton “Commands” Most Public Schools to Post Ten Commandments by Sept. 1
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton directed all Texas public school districts not enjoined by ongoing litigation to display copies of the Ten Commandments in all their classrooms as of Sept. 1
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Proposed “Education Savings Account” Rules Posted
The state comptroller’s office posted proposed rules to implement the Texas Education Savings Account legislation…
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DPS Seeks to Drop Private Schools from School Bus Mandate
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proposing to remove private schools from the…
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Eleven Charter Districts Won’t Reopen for SY 2025-26
One charter was revoked, four charters were nonrenewed and seven charters voluntarily closed.
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K-12 School District LED Retrofit Reimbursable Grants
The Public ISD Interior and Exterior LED Retrofits Program provides reimbursable grants to eligible K-12…
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Judge Temporarily Blocks “Ten Commandments” Law in 11 ISDs
A federal judge this morning (Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025) issued a preliminary injunction in a…
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Social Studies TEKS Survey Opens
The State Board of Education (SBOE) has begun the revision process for the Social Studies…
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Fifth Circuit: Parents’ Claims Against Lorena ISD Principal (if true) “Shocks the Conscience”
Ruling: A principal has (thus far) failed to show that she has legal immunity against parental claims that she failed to protect their five-year-old daughter from being repeatedly sexually molested at school by a substitute teacher.
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UIL Posts Updated Official SY 2025-26 Calendar
The UIL last week posted an updated version of its official calendar of league-related events for the 2025-26 school year.
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U.S. Presidential Scholars and Senate Youth Program Nominations Sought
The TEA is asking high school principals to nominate outstanding students for two programs related to the federal government.
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TEA Opens Generation 31 Charter Application Cycle
The TEA on Friday (Aug. 15, 2025) officially opened the Generation 31 cycle for charter…
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TEA Releases 2024 and 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings
The TEA this morning released the A-F accountability ratings for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years for ISDs, charter districts and their campuses.
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Dismissed: The remaining Bits of the 2024 A-F Ratings Lawsuit
The Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals on Wednesday (Aug. 13, 2025) formally dismissed the remaining…
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“Threats Are No Joke!” Public Awareness Campaign Launches
As Texas students return to school this fall, the Texas School Safety Center has just…
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Morath Grants Grandview ISD Parent’s Special-Ed Appeal
Ruling: A school district can’t arbitrarily block a parent’s special-ed grievance from reaching the school board level for a decision just because the TEA has ruled on the parent’s separate special-ed complaint to the agency.
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Fifth Circuit: Parents Stymied Kerrville ISD’s Investigation of Teacher
Fifth Circuit: A federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit — claiming that an ISD should be held culpable for the alleged sexual harassment and abuse of a high school student by two teachers — is upheld.
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TEA Posts Preliminary 2024-25 ISD & Charter Fiscal Ratings
The TEA on Friday posted the 2024-25 preliminary Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) data (based on SY 2023-24 data).
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TEA Sets Friday Release Date for Fiscal Ratings
The TEA announced today (Aug. 5) that the preliminary ISD and charter 2024-25 Financial Integrity…
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Two-Year $5,000 Annual Grants Await 2026 “Young Masters” in the Arts
Applications are being accepted for the 2026 class of Young Masters to provide selected students…
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Scholarships for Aspiring Librarians
The Texas Library and Archives Foundation is accepting applications for the Martha Wong Scholarship and…
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Morath Affirms Axtell ISD Student’s Senior Class Trip Disqualification
An appeal to the education commissioner over an ISD’s disqualification of a graduating senior for the senior class trip to Florida is dismissed because the trip has been completed (and for other reasons).
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TxDOT Launches School Zone Safety Campaign
As Texas children head back to school, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) has just…
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