Vol 1, Issue 1

An open letter from Manuel J. Justiz, dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, on the launch of the Trib+Edu newsletter.

Federal and state officials are in talks to work out a conflict in testing requirements under the state’s new high school graduation standards and federal education law that could mean "double-testing" eighth-graders.

As six charter schools face automatic closure under a new Texas law, the state is facing questions over the guidelines used to decide which schools to close.

In this week's Q&A, we interview Michael Marder of the UT-Austin's physics department and UTeach Science Program.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights On the Same Track and Hold Fast to Dreams.

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams said more than 70 school districts have shown an interest in signing up for a statewide pilot program for evaluating teachers.

Last overhauled in 2005, the SAT exam, required for admission to most colleges, will debut major changes in the spring of 2016.

School districts in Michigan and California report that they may be unprepared to move forward with new online versions of standardized tests.

Fellowships offered by organizations like the Thiel Foundation and Enstitute are attempting to woo business-savvy high school students away from the traditional college track.

Responding to a decision by their state Supreme Court that found a spending gap between property-rich and property-poor schools, leaders of the Kansas Senate are looking at boosting support for local schools.