More public school districts in Texas are turning to shorter school weeks, including several in North Texas. For the 2025-2026 school year, Kennedale ISD in Tarrant County and Ponder ISD in Denton ...

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wants to take Texas' school school choice playbook national, pitching a bill to funnel federal tax dollars to private and alternative schooling. Cruz's Universal School Choice ...

U.S. News calculates these values for schools based on student performance on state-required tests and internationally available exams on college-level coursework (AP® and IB exams). Texas ...

Schools in Texas are struggling to get and keep certified teachers in the classroom, educators say. The Texas Education Agency said that for the 2024-2025 school year, an estimated 30,000 first ...

FRISCO, Texas — A North Texas school district Monday approved a school marshal program that will add former law enforcement officers in full-time security roles at elementary schools.

Furries in schools? That's a claim made by one Texas lawmaker in a bill filed in this year's legislative session — and one that has been publicly challenged by one of his counterparts.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2, the education savings account (ESA) program, into law on Saturday afternoon, creating the nation’s largest day-one school choice ...

Families in Texas are now among a growing number of states who can use public funds to pay for a nonpublic education, including private schools and homeschooling. Students who apply for and ...

At a time when many American students are struggling to keep up, a private school in Texas is doing more with less, much less. At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class ...

Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts educate their students — drastically dropped after the state implemented stricter scoring standards, new data released Thursday shows.

Texas released its public school ratings for the first time in five years, showcasing a troubling academic decline in the Lone Star State between 2022 and 2023. On Thursday, the Texas Education ...

Texas on Thursday released school ratings for the 2022-2023 school year, offering families the first full view of how their schools and school districts are performing in years. (Trace Thomas For ...