Texas may expand use of the Classical Learning Test despite a new report finding less evidence its scores predict college success than the SAT or ACT.
State Government
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Public Education
National teacher certification board told to scrub DEI mentions to comply with Texas law
If National Board officials don’t show compliance with state law, they risk Texas excluding educators with the credential from a pay-for-performance program.
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State Government
How a push to protect parental rights is reshaping Texas’ foster care system
Recent court rulings and new laws make it tougher for the state to remove children from their homes.
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Data Centers in Texas
East Texas data center project pulled after facing community backlash
Diode Ventures said Gov. Greg Abbott’s tougher stance on data center development in rural areas drove the decision to cancel the project
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Higher Education
Higher education agency prepares to cut 3% of spending as ordered by Texas leaders
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mulled a course action at a meeting Wednesday, including asking the Legislature for money to offset the impact the cuts would have on students.
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Higher Education
Community colleges beat student outcome predictions. Now Texas can’t afford related incentives.
A formula designed to reward colleges for student success generated larger payouts than budgeted. Now, Texas’ higher education agency may limit how schools receive such funding.
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Public Education
Texas’ longstanding “Robin Hood” school finance system will face a new legal challenge
Midland school trustees argue they have minimal control over local taxes and can’t properly serve students as a recapture system redistributes millions of the district’s revenue.
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Higher Education
Student success should mean more state money for universities, Texas agency suggests
The state’s higher education agency recommends Texas lawmakers revamp funding for public universities that rewards schools for student success.
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Health care
Texas foster care agency cancels troubled provider’s contract
The Department of Family and Protective Service’s action comes four months after it placed EMPOWER into receivership in the wake of the deaths of two children under its care and staffing problems.
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Economy
Federal cuts threaten a Houston soccer club for at-risk youth. One state leader hopes to save it.
State and community leaders are working to keep the reVision soccer nonprofit alive after it was featured at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
