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Texas has had public school choice for decades, and the number of options is exploding. But some lawmakers are still trying to create private school choice options, while others are pushing against it.

The non-profit San Antonio Charter Moms hosted “School Discovery Day” at The DoSeum on Saturday as a kickoff event as part of the National School Choice Week campaign.

The life of the man regarded by many as the finest ever player of the "beautiful game".

Hundreds of people recognised for showcasing community values are recognised in the service.

Michael Casas|Sabinal Independent School DistrictSabinal ISD band students who performed at the Region 11 honor program Dec. 10 at Pleasanton High School display their instruments (from left to right) Kaya Piles, Jocelyn Modgling and Violet Higginbotham and Cruz Aviles. Their program included music which they performed with the other students who were selected to perform.

Schertz police are investigating after a student brought a loaded handgun to Rose Garden Elementary School in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District.

Barbara Yarbrough has taught and volunteered in Midland since segregation—and has won national recognition at age 87.

A Northside ISD bus driver dropped off a five-year-old boy at the wrong location Wednesday from Cable Elementary.

Yusuf says he took the test after friends told him how "smart" he was.

Influencer Grace Keeling says TikTok can be a welcome distraction but also an educational tool.

Three-year-old Emmy was found awake, curled up next to the bodies of her classmates.

The Maryland State Education Association is offering a grant to teachers and local affiliates to promote the national demands of Black Lives Matter in Schools.

Olivia, 22, says the psychiatric system is making her worse, despite repeated promises to improve it.

Armoured One builds special glass to slow down an attacker and provide more time for students and teachers to get to safety.

Mario De La Rosa will be the new executive director of safety and security of the Comal Independent School District, officials announced Monday.

The 15-year-old boy was stabbed outside North Huddersfield Trust School on Wednesday afternoon.

Fear, anxiety, and panic at Jefferson High School followed a lockdown on campus due to a threat deemed not credible.

An unsubstantiated threat caused a lockdown and major law enforcement response at Jefferson High School on the West Side Tuesday afternoon.

The Uvalde CISD school board met Monday night to discuss the future of their schools, including the timeline of a new elementary school.

Northside Independent School District Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Janis Jordan joined leading SA to talk about the return to the classroom and post-pandemic learning.

Although the threat was found not credible, the New Braunfels assistant police chief said the response is all part of a safety plan.

An anonymous threat received by New Braunfels High School led to a massive law enforcement response, an hours-long lockdown and classroom-by-classroom evacuations on Thursday.

After three months, students in Uvalde CISD headed back to class. It's hard for their parents to feel at ease after the last school year ended in tragedy at Robb Elementary.

On Tuesday, students in San Antonio-area school districts wore maroon to show their support for the Uvalde community at the start of their school year.

From anxious and sad to excited and happy, emotions were running high on the first day of school for Uvalde CISD.

The day before students return to Uvalde CISD schools, there is nervousness and uncertainty over the security changes in place.

Students in San Antonio-area school districts will wear maroon on Tuesday to show their support for the Uvalde community at the start of their school year.

Sabinal ISD is taking lessons learned from the Robb Elementary tragedy and implementing new safety changes for this school year.

The Edgewood Independent School District has fired a teacher who was seen in a video speaking to a student in an “unprofessional manner.”

Uvalde CISD community members had an open forum to ask about the district’s budget and safety and security plans for the upcoming school year, which starts Sept. 6.

On average, teachers across the country will spend $820.14 of their own money on school supplies during the 2022-2023 school year.

States like Washington, Maine and Arizona are working to improve child mental health by allowing students to take mental health days.

Over the last decade, the University of Texas at San Antonio has nearly tripled the number of students who graduate within four years.

School districts in the San Antonio area and throughout the state are monitoring students’ online activity and looking for threatening comments through software such as Social Sentinel or Gaggle.

Students receiving their A-level results speak about the struggles of studying during a pandemic.

The Comal County Sheriff's Office started a new program in June aimed at building up their reserve deputies in order to better protect elementary schools in Comal ISD.

It’s back-to-school time for many students in San Antonio and the surrounding areas.

Manufacturers say they are ready to help schools step up their security with layers bullet proof desks and window shades.

The Boerne Independent School District is working with surrounding law enforcement agencies to put a school resource officer, or SRO, on all 12 campuses.

Comal ISD will be hosting two student immunization clinics on Monday, Aug. 8.

The revised cost to build a new middle school in Fredericksburg is now $20 million more than the city has budgeted for.

Nikolas Cruz is facing the death penalty after pleading guilty to killing 17 people and injuring 17 others in 2018.

Southwest Independent School District police officers have been receiving more active shooter drills training this summer as they prepare for a new school year. The district's chief is calling for an integrated training exercise involving agencies called to assist in an emergency.

Authorities have been heavily criticised for how they handled the attack that killed 19 children.

Private schools in San Antonio and in Uvalde are seeing a huge uptick in enrollment following the Robb Elementary shooting.

The Interior Department released a report admitting the intent of Native boarding schools was to rob Indigenous communities of their kids and land.

A man identified as Malik Turner, 20, is accused of stabbing a female employee at a Zaxby’s restaurant on Borgfeld Road and Cibolo Valley Drive.

The hotel site is located between the Marriott Plaza San Antonio hotel and the German-English School directly across from Hemisfair.

THERE are those who would say that communion wine is the official drink of the Baptist faith.

Alexa, play “Graduation (Friends Forever) by Vitamin C!

In the winter, COVID cases shot up and plummeted with unprecedented speed. But this surge is dragging on and on in some parts of the country.

In response to the tragic mass shooting of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Harlandale ISD leaders have decided to end the school year earlier in June.

Stars of Alice Oseman's TV adaptation discuss TikTok, bullying, inclusivity and mental health.

Critics say more urgency is needed to fix a "broken system", as a long-awaited review is published.

The BBC hears from three people whose opposition to the war cost them their employment.

A Florida teacher was hospitalized and a five-year-old student could be facing charges after police say the child attacked her.

HBO's adaptation of "My Brilliant Friend," based on Elena Ferrante's best-selling novels, continues to be one of the best series on TV.

Comal ISD announced a two-hour delay for all campuses and departments Thursday morning.

Beginning Thursday, all students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear a mask while indoors.

For a disproportionate number of Black Americans, paying back these debts often turn out to be a life-long struggle.

Universal City police and Judson ISD police need the public’s help identifying suspects they say damaged Judson ISD property.

Seven of the city’s 16 school districts, including three of the city’s largest, have laid out the COVID-19 policies each has in effect as students, teachers, and staff who’d fallen ill prepare to return to campus.

A local third grade teacher who had school supplies stolen from her front porch is sending a big thank you to the community for stepping in with generous donations.

Some pupils are not complying with the new advice, and there are worries about vulnerable students.

Public school enrollment dropped three percent nationwide during the 2020-2021 school year.NPR's education team continued to track enrollment this school year and found that while districts have gained students, a significant majority are still not back to where they were prior to the pandemic.A similar story has unfolded in Los Angeles, Chicago and at more public schools across the nation.NPR education reporter Cory Turner looked into why students are still not coming back to school and what schools are trying to do about it.Meanwhile, some of the students not enrolled in public school have started being homeschooled during the pandemic. WBHM education reporter Kyra Miles spoke to Black families in Alabama who are choosing that option in increasing numbers.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Several seventh-grade students at a Houston-area middle school became sick after eating cupcakes that were brought at a kid’s birthday party last week, parents said.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai hears from an Afghan student, Rohila, who is no longer able to go to school.

High school seniors are returning to their classrooms in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, for the first time in more than six months as the city eases coronavirus restrictions

For most kids, they’ve been back to in-person school for more than three months. And for some, that’s when parents can really see if they’re struggling.

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Business owners say they've tried to get the attention of the city and the school district about ongoing fights and drug use across the street from John Jay High School.

Principals at three New York elementary schools are cracking down on “Squid Game” play after students were imitating the violent show on the playground.

Comal Independent School District is hoping voters will approve a multi-million-dollar bond that would include building new schools and upgrading several infrastructure projects. As the second fastest growing school district in the nation, with a population of over 27,000 students, school officials say this bond package will target their concerns with growth and capacity.

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, who last year published his best-selling memoir, “The Happiest Man on Earth,” has died in Sydney

The school's principal told Newsy's sister station the goal is for graduates to be "self-sustaining" right out of high school.

Chancellor finally got back on the football field Friday night, but crosstown rival Riverbend was approaching midseason form and came away with a comfortable 42–20 win.

Chancellor finally got back on the football field Friday night, but crosstown rival Riverbend was approaching midseason form and came away with a comfortable 42–20 win.

Nearly all of New York City's 300,000 employees were required to be back at their workplaces on Monday as the city ended remote work. (Sept. 13)

Comal County's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 389, as officials reported the deaths of an additional two residents Thursday, while local hospitals continue to care for a significant number

A rise in COVID-19 cases and a large number of quarantined staff in the Sabinal Independent School District has caused one of their campuses to close beginning Tuesday.

A school in Texas closed for the rest of the week on Tuesday after two teachers died from COVID-19 within a week, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports. State of play: The campus at Connally Junior High School won't open until after Labor Day for deep sanitation, after sixth-grade social studies teacher Natalia Chansler died on Aug. 28, having notified the school three days earlier that she tested positive for COVID-19.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. S

The school year is just getting started, but districts say thousands of students haven’t shown up to class.

The new school is slated to open in August 2023 and will replace Carl Schurz and Seele Elementary Schools.

New Stop AAPI Hate report shows 9,000+ incidents since the start of the pandemic. About 10% of all incidents happen in schools.

One Seattle school is using a contact tracing app by Trace Innovations to keep students safe.

/With the new school year starting, what do you think students are looking forward to the most this fall?

/With the new school year starting, what do you think students looking forward to the most this fall?

Whether you're a teacher, parent, or student, everyone could use some inspiration in this new year. Share these quotes with anyone who could use a boost going back to class.

The new school year begins as the Delta variant continues to spread across the country.

Experts say desks could also be at least three feet apart and teachers could be assigned smaller class sizes to reduce risk of infection.

Marcela Garc�a teaches science classes sitting on three cushions placed on a chair in her dining room in Chile’s capital, while many of her students listen to her from their beds because they all lack sufficient space for the remote teaching brought on by the pandemic

A private school in Ohio barred some of its students from reenrolling due to the political affiliations and activism of their parents, according to a report.

Salman Khan hopes to return to Afghanistan to help build schools.

Bring a newspaper page or a website printout on your travels and take a picture holding it.