Private schools looking to educate participating students may also have a chance to apply to the program before the end of the year.
Public Education
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Uvalde school shooting
Opening of new Uvalde school marks “bittersweet day” for families and town
Legacy Elementary, which replaces Robb Elementary, where 19 students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting in 2022, will welcome students on Oct. 20.
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Texas measles outbreak
More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions
In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M regents name Christian Hardigree president of newly acquired Victoria campus
System Chancellor Glenn Hegar and the Board of Regents chair have stood by the new president amid criticism from some conservatives about her previous work around diversity and equity.
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Public Education
“My child was screaming like crazy:” West Texas parents outraged over alleged abuse of kids
The Midland school district has said it has followed the law. Six teachers and the school principal have either resigned or been fired over the alleged abuse of special needs students.
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Public Education
South Texas students have a new chance to taste the race for space
In the shadow of SpaceX, Rio Grande Valley students will have a chance to build their own rockets and launch them 11,000 feet in the air, under a program that hopes to spark interest in aerospace jobs
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Public Education
Texas selects company that will help develop its school voucher program
Finance and technology company Odyssey will help design the application process, manage payments and review complaints for the state’s education savings accounts.
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T-Squared
Introducing the Austin Current: A new voice for Central Texas
Our new community newsroom will be focused on providing Austin-area residents with the knowledge and context they need to navigate a region transformed by explosive growth.
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Higher Education
Roughly 350 complaints filed against Texas teachers for alleged comments on killing of Charlie Kirk
Several school districts have already taken disciplinary action against staff for comments made about the Christian conservative activist’s death.
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Politics
Texans ask for eligibility fixes, stronger accountability in school voucher program
For the first time since Texas authorized the program, the state heard public testimony from people concerned about pre-K funding, special education provisions and data reporting.