Bill Zeeble

CeCe Cox, CEO of the nonprofit Resource Center Dallas, says some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders worry LGBTQ+ community members who say the policies will harm their physical and mental health.

Controversial voucher-like Education Savings Accounts seem a certainty after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott helped oust fellow Republicans who opposed them last year. But educators are wary about what a new plan could look like.

The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to controversial new K-5 curriculum that weaves in Christian references.

A new Keller ISD policy requires approval by the superintendent before students can produce and perform a play. Some parents call it censorship because previously approved plays are no longer ok.

Public colleges and universities in Texas are rolling back or eliminating programs that support programs geared toward Black, Latino, Asian and LQTBQ+ students.

Experts in the first Equity Summit, presented by the advocacy non-profit Children at Risk, said low-income students and students of color have unequal access to good health care, nutrition, quality housing and education.

Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.

Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.

PEN America has tracked a nationwide growth of laws and bills that — since 2021 — have impinged on educational free speech rights. The organization says 2023 saw 22 state legislatures approve more than 100 bills it calls “educational gag orders.

Corporal punishment is still legal in public schools in 16 states. In Texas, a principal was arrested after hitting a child with a wooden paddle. He's now back on the job. The community supports him.