Daily News

The latest education news headlines of interest to TASB members:

Thursday, October 21

• White House unveils plans to roll out coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, Washington Post
• Pediatricians say the mental health crisis among kids has become a national emergency, NPR
• 7 students sue Magnolia ISD in federal court over policy that bans long hair for boys, Houston Chronicle
• Del Valle Middle, High School receive $75k grant to support students pursuing careers in STEM, KTSM
• U.S. Senate Republicans block federal voting rights legislation that would override Texas’ restrictions, Texas Tribune

Wednesday, October 20

• Many Texas children miss out on required lead testing, report finds, Houston Chronicle
• Five takeaways from Texas’ third special legislative session, Texas Tribune
• How can toys teach both science and Hispanic heritage? This project explores that, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• White House details plans to vaccinate 28 million children age 5-11, Associated Press
• Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t get everything he wanted in the special session. Will he call lawmakers back for more?, Texas Tribune
• Republicans say Texas’ new political maps are “race blind.” To some voters of color, that translates as political invisibility, Texas Tribune
• Latinos sue against 'racist' redistricting maps in Texas, Houston Chronicle

Tuesday, October 19

• Texas voters will decide whether to lower their property tax payments after Legislature completes last-minute Hail Mary, Texas Tribune
• Authorities See Rise in Ransomware Attacks, Urge Businesses to Prioritize Cybersecurity, NBC DFW
• Texas legislators pass most — but not all — of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority measures in final flurry of lawmaking, Texas Tribune
• Latino groups sue over Texas redistricting, NBC News
• Texas DPS releases information for National School Bus Safety Week, My High Plains
• Texas bill to block COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employers failed in Legislature after business groups rallied against it, Texas Tribune

Monday, October 18

• Today’s the first day of early voting. Here’s what you need to know, KUT
• Early voting begins on local city and school board races, bonds, state constitutional amendments, Houston Chronicle
• Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation heads to Gov. Greg Abbott, Dallas Morning News
• Texas House wants to use federal COVID relief funds to send out $525 checks — but only to homeowners, Texas Tribune
• San Antonio ISD launches school bus safety video, KSAT

Friday, October 15

• Texas House passes bill limiting public school athletes to teams that match their birth gender, CBS News
• Texas Supreme Court puts San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate on hold, Texas Tribune
• The Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers Is Now Open!, Raise Your Hand Texas
• States have mandated vaccinations since long before COVID-19, Pew Research Center
• With surgical precision, Republicans draw two congressional districts that dilute power of Hispanic and Asian voters, Texas Tribune
• Texans will decide eight proposed amendments to the state Constitution on Nov. 2. Here’s what you need to know, Texas Tribune

Thursday, October 14

• Five Board Members Appointed to Board Overseeing The Nation’s Report Card, US Department of Education
• US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is wrong to ban Covid vaccine mandates, CNBC
• Texas school districts keep masks in place in defiance of governor ban, ABC News
• Critical Race Fury: The School Board Wars Are Getting Nasty in Texas, Texas Monthly
• Students With Depression, Anxiety May Qualify for Accommodations, Feds Tell Schools, Education Week

Wednesday, October 13

• Texas could lose trillions if COVID-19 learning gaps are not closed, education commissioner says, Dallas Morning News
• Middle and High School Students Need Social-Emotional Learning, Too. Are They Getting It?, Education Week
• Schools Are in Desperate Need of Tutors. But Qualified Ones Are Hard to Find, Education Week
• Medina Valley ISD student is devoted to helping others | All-Star Student, KENS5

Tuesday, October 12

• New financial aid requirement goes into effect for graduating students, KWTX
• How a doughnut-shaped district breaks up voters of color near Fort Hood and helps House Republicans, Texas Tribune
• Gov. Greg Abbott says no Texas business can force employees to take COVID-19 vaccine, Dallas Morning News
• Youth get an early start on veterinary science training, High Plains Journal

Monday, October 11

• A COVID vaccine for young kids could be available soon. How could it change Texas school protocols?, Dallas Morning News
• With a 100% graduation rate, The Ann Richards School for Young Women is setting students up for success, KXAN
• Texas House Bill requires 30 hours of tutoring for students who failed STAAR test, KIIITV

Friday, October 8

• Texas struggled to teach students learning English before COVID-19. The pandemic made it worse, Texas Tribune
• ‘Justice League’ formed at Judson Middle School to combat TikTok challenges, use technology to stop violence, KETK
• In fourth bid to pass transgender sports bill in Texas, GOP lawmakers hear fierce opposition, Austin American Statesman
• Education Secretary Cardona praises ‘college-ready’ mindset of Edgewood / A&M-San Antonio lab school, Texas Public Radio
• Slaton ISD among entities to split $12M grant, Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Thursday, October 7

• Judge grills state's lawyers during trial on legality of Abbott's mask mandate, Houston Chronicle
• Texas bill limiting transgender student athletes’ sports participation clears key hurdle on way to becoming law, Texas Tribune
• Can Latino students get 'educational equity' after the Covid pandemic?, NBC News
• How a nonprofit is helping staff shortages at Houston-area schools, ABC 13
• Pfizer officially asks the FDA to authorize its COVID vaccine for kids aged 5-11, KUT / NPR
• Analysis: When Texas legislators admit they don’t know what they’re doing, Texas Tribune
• Burkeville ISD lands a quarter-million dollar grant for welding program, KJAS

Wednesday, October 6

• Texas’ ban on school mask mandates heads to federal court today, Dallas Morning News
• Texas House panel looks into impact of pandemic on mental health of children, News 4 San Antonio
• The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff, NPR
• Senate Democrats are making a fresh push to strengthen the Voting Rights Act, NPR
• Superintendent Hinojosa to receive National Humanitarian Award from the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, Dallas ISD Hub
• Fun Fridays allow Midway ISD students to dress up, raise money for less fortunate families, KWTX

Tuesday, October 5

• Texas schools are reporting fewer COVID cases, state and local data show, Houston Chronicle
• North Texas Seeing Massive Shortages In Education: No Teachers, No Subs, No Cafeteria Workers, CBS DFW
• Pandemic's drain on education could become economic problem for Texas, Austin American Statesman
• Senate approves map cementing GOP dominance in upper chamber, dividing up Tarrant county’s voters of color, Texas Tribune

Monday, October 4

• Justice Department argues Texas ban on school mask mandates violates disabled students’ rights, Texas Tribune
• Op/Ed: The future of Dallas’ public education system is the future of Dallas, Dallas Morning News
• STAAR test to be administered fully online starting next school year, KTRE
• Fort Worth mariachi student's music journey leads her to high-profile university, WFAA
• Education notebook: Abilene ISD STEM more than just great opportunity for students, Abilene Reporter News
• Temple ISD offers ‘Learn to Swim’ program for fourth-graders, Temple Daily News
• How reading aloud can help you bond with your kids and make them better readers, NPR
• Analysis: In the drive to get new Texas political maps, racial representation takes a back seat, Texas Tribune

Friday, October 1

• School board group asks US for help policing threats, AP News
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra Helps Put Music to Mindfulness in Dallas ISD Classrooms, NBC DFW
• Midland ISD educator nominated for National LifeChanger of the Year Award, Odessa American Online
• Hispanic Heritage Month: Longview ISD uses unique approach to reach Hispanic parents, CBS 19

Thursday, September 30

• No Veggies, No Buns, Few Forks: Schools Scramble to Feed Students Amid Shortages, The New York Times
• Redistricting 'The Big Empty' Could Dilute Rural Texans' Representation, Experts Say, Texas Public Radio
• Analysis: Texas government won’t represent the state’s population unless its political maps do, Texas Tribune

Wednesday, September 29

• Pfizer submits data to FDA, seeking to use its Covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, NBC News
• North Texas parents file federal lawsuit against districts for not requiring masks during COVID-19, Dallas Morning News
• Senate panel advances Texas Senate and State Board of Education maps, Click 2 Houston
• Tornillo ISD selected for ten-month-long program to spread equitable learning, KTSM
• Ysleta ISD launches new social-emotional health curriculum to support transition to in-person classes, KTSM

Tuesday, September 28

• Kids fell behind amid COVID. Here’s what Dallas ISD learned from a signature effort to help students, Dallas Morning News
• Op/Ed: In a bilingual city like San Antonio, dual language education is key, San Antonio Report
• “It just keeps on happening”: Texas parents fight legislation targeting their trans children for the fourth time this year, Texas Tribune
• Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?, AP News
• Texas reduces Black and Hispanic majority congressional districts in proposed map, despite people of color fueling population growth, Texas Tribune
• Donna ISD elementary school teaching students yoga to cope with pandemic, KRGV
• 50 Cent, Houston ISD launch business and entrepreneurship program, Houston Chronicle

Monday, September 27

• TASA Names 2021 Outstanding School Board, TASA
• PISD's Sanchez named Superintendent of the Year, My Plainview
• Biden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college, AP News
• Watch U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona talk about the effects of the pandemic and more at The Texas Tribune Festival, Texas Tribune
• COVID-19 Creates Dire Shortage Of Teachers, School Staff In The U.S., KERA
• Texas has a constitutional amendments election this year. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 4, Texas Tribune
• A Free In-School Grocery Store Is Tackling Child Hunger, One Family At A Time, NPR