Daily News

The latest education news headlines of interest to TASB members:

Friday, May 14

• Crowley ISD Trustees Graduate Together, Receive Doctorates in Education, NBC DFW
• Here's where the big issues stand in the Texas Legislature's final stretch, Houston Chronicle
• CDC lifts mask guidance for fully vaccinated people — but less than a third of Texans are fully vaccinated, Texas Tribune
• Texas House adds MLK and Frederick Douglass speeches to bill that would mandate teaching “informed American patriotism”, Texas Tribune
• Time runs out on Texas House bill banning gender confirmation health care for kids, but another attempt lives on in the Senate, Texas Tribune
• Retired Texas teachers may not receive the financial payment lawmakers promised, KXAN Austin
• Kids falling through the cracks | An in-depth look at the effects of a COVID-19 school year, KCENTV Temple
• Home schoolers one step closer to participating in UIL activities, KTRE
• Edgewood ISD celebrating first Early College High School graduates, News 4 SA
• Marshall ISD trustees thank Mission Marshall for Read to Ride program, The Marshall News Messenger
• Fort Worth 12-Year-Old Girl Writes Second Book Encouraging Kindness, NBC DFW
• Amarillo ISD hosts ‘Fill the Truck’ event for families in transition, My High Plains

Thursday, May 13

• Prospects for many Texas House bills dim if they’re not passed today. Here’s what you need to know, Texas Tribune
• Op/Ed: Commonsense policies for Texas students could go a long way, Austin American Statesman
• Juliana Urtubey, an Elementary Special Educator, Is the 2021 National Teacher of the Year, Education Week
• Texas announces Pfizer vaccine now available to adolescents as young as 12 years old, Texas Tribune
• Burnet High School culinary students sending chicken to space, KXAN
• State Fair of Texas Awards $1 Million in Scholarships to Graduating Texas Seniors, NBC DFW
• Spring ISD seniors choose Harvard after acceptance to multiple Ivy League colleges, KHOU 11
• Brownsville ISD students interact with astronauts aboard the ISS, KRGV
• What Do I Need To Know Before Getting My Young Teen Vaccinated?, KERA News

Wednesday, May 12

• Texas House passes bill targeting ‘critical race theory’ over objections from education, civics and business groups, Dallas Morning News
• Local organization overcomes barriers to educate during pandemic, KGNS Laredo
• School nurse saves author during elementary presentation; he repays her with book character, My RGV Brownsville
• National School Nurse Day: In year of pandemic, nurses kept schools safe, Longview News Journal
• These Dallas high school teens advocated for ‘period equity’ to provide a free, district-wide solution for students, Dallas Morning News

Tuesday, May 11

• Texas public schools couldn’t require critical race theory lessons under bill given initial House approval, Texas Tribune
• Graduations closer to normal in San Antonio - with a few restrictions, San Antonio Express News
• Northside ISD tracking down students not attending class, conducting home visits, KSAT
• Federal government sends $15B to Texas for economic recovery. Here's where it will go, Houston Chronicle
• Landgraf’s effort to slash STAAR Test passes in Texas House, Odessa American Online
• Pandemic anxieties highlight McAllen ISD’s mental health event, My RGV
• Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12, AP
• How the Pandemic Prompted Teachers to Give Students More Flexibility, Choice (in Charts), Education Week
• Little Elm ISD Education Foundation raises $30,000 at gala, Little Elm Journal

Monday, May 10

• White House, lawmakers push to get kids back into the classroom, KXAN
• University of St. Thomas offering free tuition to first 500 students who apply, ABC 13
• Texas GOP’s voting restrictions bill could be rewritten behind closed doors after final House passage, Texas Tribune
• Analysis: Republican Texas legislators, like the governor, take a right turn, Texas Tribune
• Opinion: When economic growth does nothing for local schools, Dallas Morning News
• Nederland ISD providing summer breakfast, lunch for kids, Pan News

Friday, May 7

• Texas GOP’s voting restriction bill passes key House vote, AP
• San Antonio Leaders Want Schools To Open On Time And In-Person This Fall, Texas Public Radio
• How can a one-minute kindergarten test help teachers tackle the ‘Covid slide?’, Dallas Morning News
• Survey: Half Of Teachers Say They’ll Leave The Field Because Of COVID, KERA News
• Local Teacher Celebrates Classroom and Life Lessons, NBC DFW
• Rudder High School students to transform an old school bus into a mobile library, KAGS
• Dallas ISD hosting pop-up block parties to encourage student enrollment for 2021-2022, WFAA

Thursday, May 6

• Texas lawmakers see civics bills as a rejection of ‘woke’ philosophies. Educators say they would have a chilling effect, Dallas Morning News
• House Could Vote Soon on Bill That Would Impact How Current Events Are Taught in Schools, NBC DFW
• How a proposed consumption tax would eliminate property taxes in Texas, KHOU 11
• Teacher inspires by going from cleaning a Texas school to teaching first grade there, Today
• Permitless carry of a handgun in Texas nearly law, after Senate OKs bill, Texas Tribune
• 'Doing my part' | School lunch heroes recognized for work during COVID-19 pandemic, KHOU 11
• When a School Restarts but Students Can’t, New York Times (Odessa ISD)
• Analysis: Texas voters signal a turn to normal, in more ways than one, Texas Tribune
• Arlington ISD Students Aspiring to Become Officers Learn From Arlington PD How to Spot Hate Crimes, NBC DFW

Wednesday, May 5

• Major corporations come out against proposed voting restrictions in Texas, Texas Tribune
• We Asked Teachers How They Want to Be Appreciated. Here’s What They Said, Education Week
• Pfizer Says FDA Will Soon Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group, NPR
• Plano ISD to partner with Dallas for park at Frankford Middle School, Community Impact
• Brownwood High School adds drone pilot licensing to CTE Program, Brownwood Bulletin

Tuesday, May 4

• Point of Order: What we learned from a year of disruption to public education in Texas, Texas Tribune
• Tomball ISD Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora elected to represent Texas for national public education association, Community Impact
• How you can help support Texas teachers through Teachers Can, KIIITV
• Don't skip your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health experts warn, Texas Tribune
• Texas’ pandemic budget shortfall disappears, as latest forecast shows a surplus, Texas Tribune
• U.S. Education Secretary Talks to NBC 5 About STAAR Tests and Pandemic Concerns, NBC DFW
• 'Show me your maps': 2021 Texas redistricting starts with less oversight, transparency concerns, Houston Chronicle

Monday, May 3

• How voters see the issues legislators are deciding, according to the UT/TT Poll, Texas Tribune
• Alief ISD teacher creates gardening program to help students connect during pandemic, Click 2 Houston
• College Station ISD students show their artistic skills in annual art show, KBTX

Friday, April 30

• Schools’ solutions to help record-number of failing students during the pandemic, KXAN Austin
• School districts announce closures due to damage from severe weather west of San Antonio, KSAT San Antonio
• This Texas bill would CANCEL student lunch debt, KXAN Austin
• Texans remain concerned about pandemic, but they’re returning to normal, UT/TT Poll finds, Texas Tribune

Thursday, April 29

• Texas releases $11 billion of $18 billion in federal stimulus money for public schools, Texas Tribune
• Release of ESSER III Formula Funds to Texas Public School Systems, TEA
• Analysis: Redistricting is boring, and that’s why it’s hazardous to voters, Texas Tribune

Wednesday, April 28

• Texas falls further behind in two key areas of education funding, Wichita Falls Times Record News
• USDA Moves To Feed Millions Of Children Over The Summer, NPR
• How adding congressional seats in Texas could impact redistricting, KIIITV
• Four Dallas ISD Schools Ranked Among Best in the Nation: U.S. News and World Report, NBC DFW
• Texas House advances bill to expand virtual learning options post-COVID, Dallas Morning News
• Internet is “not a privilege; it’s a right”: Rural Texas students struggle without broadband access, Texas Tribune
• Texas CROWN Act Day kicks off at Capitol to ban hair discrimination, KVUE
• RGV Focus donates 320 Chromebooks to Donna ISD students, Valley Central 
• Dr. Hudson Receives UNCF-TCEE Humanitarian Award, Focus Daily News

Tuesday, April 27

• Texas gets 2 more US House seats as population tops 29 million, Austin American Statesman
• School buses could be exempt from toll fees with new Texas House bill, KXAN Austin
• States Scramble to Disburse K-12 Relief Funds Ahead of Deadline, US News & World Report
• Porter High School team wins $65K in tech competition, The Courier of Montgomery County
• Reyes Elementary Students selected to perform with Texas Virtual Honor Choir in July, El Paso Herald Post

Monday, April 26

• Texas recommends resuming Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots after CDC, FDA give green light, Texas Tribune
• State of Texas: ‘The most important thing we do’ Budget battle spotlights healthcare, education needs, KXAN
• Dallas ISD 5th Grader Writes 3 Books, NBC DFW
• Texas school introduces sensory room for students and staff, Spectrum Local News