/tags/texas-education Texas Education en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 30 May 2025 10:30:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-30/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers-raises-teacher-pay-house-bill-2-hb2 One of the most highly debated bills in Texas� 2025 legislative session has passed both chambers and heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. House Bill 2 provides $8.5 billion in additional funding for the state’s public school system. Fri, 30 May 2025 10:30:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-30/texas-8-5b-school-funding-plan-is-headed-to-abbotts-desk-what-it-means-for-students-and-teachers-raises-teacher-pay-house-bill-2-hb2 Camille Phillips, Blaise Gainey /education/2025-01-13/elon-musk-ad-astra-school-education-bastrop-austin-texas Ad Astra School has opened around the corner from Elon Musk’s corporate compound in rural Central Texas. Nonprofit filings show secondary schools and a university are also planned. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /education/2025-01-13/elon-musk-ad-astra-school-education-bastrop-austin-texas Lauren McGaughy /education/2024-06-25/austin-community-college-enrollment-increase-free-tuition High school graduating seniors are eligible for a free education at Austin Community College starting this fall if they live in the ACC service area. Those who do will not have to pay tuition or fees. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:37:26 GMT /education/2024-06-25/austin-community-college-enrollment-increase-free-tuition Michelle Tamayo /education/2023-08-30/texas-planned-to-have-managers-run-austin-isds-special-ed-department-now-its-got-an-alternative The Texas Education Agency earlier this year proposed a special education conservatorship, largely because of Austin ISD's backlog of special education evaluations. But now state education officials are offering the district a different plan. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:25:04 GMT /education/2023-08-30/texas-planned-to-have-managers-run-austin-isds-special-ed-department-now-its-got-an-alternative Becky Fogel /education/2023-03-28/texas-lawmakers-debate-which-books-belong-in-school-libraries Texas school districts banned 801 books last year � more than any other state in the U.S. Now, efforts to ban books are taking center stage during the 88th Texas legislative session. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:49:12 GMT /education/2023-03-28/texas-lawmakers-debate-which-books-belong-in-school-libraries Becky Fogel /texasstandard/2023-01-11/texas-state-teachers-association-2023-legislature-priorities Ovidia Molina, president of the Texas State Teachers Association, said she wants lawmakers to use part of the state’s budget surplus to increase school funding. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:30:00 GMT /texasstandard/2023-01-11/texas-state-teachers-association-2023-legislature-priorities Sarah Asch /education/2022-12-12/lockhart-isd-is-growing-faster-than-expected-will-state-funding-keep-up The district expected student enrollment to grow by 2.5% this year, but that figure has doubled. School officials are concerned that more students won’t lead to more state money though, because Texas funds schools based on attendance � not enrollment. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:01:00 GMT /education/2022-12-12/lockhart-isd-is-growing-faster-than-expected-will-state-funding-keep-up Becky Fogel /education/2022-08-31/texas-state-board-of-education-to-delay-revisions-to-social-studies-standards The Republican-controlled board heard hours of testimony Tuesday on the proposed guidelines. It took a step toward delaying updates to the social studies curriculum standards until 2025 after facing conservative pushback. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:51:31 GMT /education/2022-08-31/texas-state-board-of-education-to-delay-revisions-to-social-studies-standards Becky Fogel /education/2013-06-19/texas-school-finance-trial-goes-for-round-two State district court Judge John Dietz likened the state's school finance case to the soap opera As The World Turns when he opened Wednesday's hearing on� Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:41:51 GMT /education/2013-06-19/texas-school-finance-trial-goes-for-round-two Morgan Smith, Texas Tribune /education/2013-05-27/two-big-education-bills-gain-approval-from-texas-legislature House and Senate members exchanged high fives and congratulations Sunday night, as they approved conference committee reports on two bills impacting� Mon, 27 May 2013 05:13:45 GMT /education/2013-05-27/two-big-education-bills-gain-approval-from-texas-legislature