Economically disadvantaged students are much less likely to go on and attain degrees, according to new state data that tracks long-term outcomes.
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Texas tracks the long-term outcomes of public school students. See how your school district compares here.
Newly-released state data tracked the long-term outcomes of public school students who enrolled a decade ago.
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TribCast: The rise of school district takeovers
Texas Tribune education reporters join TribCast to unpack what the recent spate of school district takeovers says about our systems for measuring academic performance
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The 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
The stage is set: Our full 2025 Texas Tribune Festival lineup is here
Tim Walz, Carol Alvarado, Vicente Fox, Ruth Simmons, Bill Kristol and Christine Brennan join our biggest TribFest yet, for can’t miss conversations about Texas, our nation and the world
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TribCast: Texas is replacing the STAAR test
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership’s Bridget Worley about the changes to the state’s standardized test.
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Public Education
Texas Education Agency to release schools’ 2024 performance ratings after court ruling
An appeals court granted the state approval to release the ratings after doing the same for 2023 scores in April.
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Texas Legislature 2025
$8.5 billion school funding package passes Texas Senate
The legislation includes new pots of money for teacher raises and other school costs like insurance and transportation. It now heads to the House, where leaders say it will pass.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Have questions about Texas’ new school voucher program? We have answers.
Get quick answers from our archive of school voucher reporting with our experimental AI assistant.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Texas strips protections for teachers, parents who share “obscene” material with children
A fiery debate on the House floor Friday gave way to the Senate Bill 412’s final vote. Supporters say it’s needed to protect children.
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Texas Legislature 2025
Texas lawmakers advancing bill to ban kids from social media
The Texas House passed onto the Senate a proposed ban Tuesday, alongside another bill that would require a social media warning label for minors.