A special investigation report released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Thursday recommends that the TEA commissioner appoint a conservator to oversee the North East Independent School District’s implementation of its cell phone policy.

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The Waco school district is expected to be the latest to contract with the charter operator founded by Mike Miles, the state-appointed superintendent of Houston schools.

Third Future Schools will partner with the Edgewood Independent School District to operate Brentwood Middle School after the district’s school board approved the vote on Tuesday evening.

Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.

The threat of a Texas Education Agency takeover was triggered by one of the North Texas district’s schools that had been underperforming for years.

Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible.

The second-largest school district in San Antonio is facing the possibility of a Texas Education Agency (TEA) sanctions or a takeover for noncompliance with a new state law banning cell phones in schools.

The state education agency issued guidance to districts after Gov. Greg Abbott directed its commissioner to investigate the student protests of killings by federal agents.

State Board of Education members criticized the publishing errors and postponed their vote on the agency’s request until their next meeting.

North East Independent School District leaders voted unanimously this week to retain their current student cellphone policy, despite warnings from the Texas Education Agency that it may violate a new state law.

The Texas Education Agency received hundreds of complaints about educators’ online reactions to the conservative activist’s death.

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The top-ranked Celina High School football team is barrelling toward another state championship this month. Its coach is barred from the field.

The three interventions come after the state’s education agency announced plans to take over Fort Worth ISD in October.

The Texas Education Agency notified the North East Independent School District that it now has until Jan. 31 to alter its cellphone policy or face intervention or sanctions from the state.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is considering what titles to add to a required reading list for grades K-12.

The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.

The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.

Three school district leaders at The Texas Tribune Festival said the Texas Education Agency’s reliance on state takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control.

The Harlandale Independent School District has resumed local governance of its board of trustees following the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) removal of a state-appointed conservator this week, a district news release on Tuesday said.

The district has struggled to bring students’ grades up, especially at campuses in low-income neighborhoods with large Black and brown populations.

A takeover is meant to correct the course of struggling school districts. But it can become a fraught process since the district’s elected school board loses its decision-making power.

The North Texas district is the 11th since 2000 to be taken over by the state and the second largest after Houston ISD.

North East ISD met on Monday to discuss their cellphone ban policy that was approved in August and is currently under investigation by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

The Texas Education Agency is looking into more than 350 complaints against educators or school district staff members regarding comments made or posted about Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

The Texas Education Agency is investigating North East Independent School District’s (NEISD) cellphone ban policy after receiving a complaint that it does not comply with the new controversial law.

After one month of approving a new cellphone ban policy, the North East Independent School District (NEISD) may be forced to go back to the drawing board to revise it once again.

Free speech experts say that when teachers speak in their personal capacity, even on school grounds but outside their official duties, they retain their right to comment on matters of public concern.

Six Bexar County school districts must submit plans to the state for improving performance at poorly-rated campuses — and in some cases, immediately put them into action.

Jourdanton Independent School District’s school board fired a teacher after the instructor made a social media post about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The university's announcement came hours after Gov. Greg Abbott called for the student's expulsion.

The head of the Texas Education Agency says his agency is already reviewing complaints about educators’ social media posts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and he will recommend teachers who “call for and incite further violence” have their certification suspended.

Several school districts have already taken disciplinary action against staff for comments made about the Christian conservative activist’s death.

The Texas Education Agency said it will investigate educators accused of making “inappropriate content” on social media after the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

The guidance comes in response to confusion over a new state law requiring schools to notify parents whenever students need health care services.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership’s Bridget Worley about the changes to the state’s standardized test.

House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the 2027-28 school year.

The numbers may grow as the state collects more data. Some districts adopted the plan not for its religious emphasis but for more funding and to better align with teaching requirements.

Just days before the start of the new school year, Bexar County Academy charter school shut its doors for good. But for a group of summer school teachers, the problems didn’t end there.

Test scores rose slightly after math scores previously fell last year.

The state can take control of a school district if at least one of its campuses receives a failing grade five years in a row.

In the 2024-25 school year, 14% of Texas school districts got an A, 71% got a B or a C, and 15% got a D or an F, new state data shows.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced the release of accountability ratings for school districts across Texas, which includes San Antonio-area schools.

The Harlandale Independent School District has taken a step toward full local control by moving from direct oversight by a Texas Education Agency conservator to observation status.

Bexar County Academy announced Wednesday it would not reopen for the 2025–2026 academic year. Classes were supposed to begin Monday.

The U.S. Department of Education announced that it would make $250,000 in funding available from Project SERV to support students and the community as they recover from the July 4 Hill Country floods.

Four months since the Texas Education Agency stepped in to replace the school board members and superintendent at South San Antonio ISD, the former superintendent will be released from his contract.

Lawmakers added $100 million to a child care scholarship program but failed to expand access to free preschool for children with disabilities.

Results released by the Texas Education Agency on Tuesday show State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores have seen improvements this year, even as San Antonio-area districts struggled with math.

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the challenges of preparing children for STEM-related jobs.

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath applauded the district for its improvements while citing the need for more time to “achieve lasting success for students.”

A Canyon Lake High School teacher has resigned amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with a former student, the Comal Independent School District confirmed to KSAT on Friday.

The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They risk keeping STAAR by default if they don’t reach an agreement.

Purchases for children in a San Antonio Independent School District summer program were delivered to the personal residence of a district employee, invoice records uncovered by KSAT Investigates show.

Students who are behind in third grade rarely catch up. Texas lawmakers want to intervene earlier.

A former San Antonio Independent School District teacher accused of having a relationship with a student is under investigation by the Texas Education Agency, the agency told KSAT on Friday.

The Texas Education Agency released the 2022-23 school year ratings on Thursday after a 19-month legal battle over how those ratings are calculated.

The Texas Education Agency released its grades for each school and school district in the state for the 2022-23 academic year.

Failing grades for districts were made public for the first time since 2019. They showed schools with the poorest students were more likely to get a low score.

School leaders have privately criticized a bill that would make it harder to contest their performance ratings in court. But they did not testify against it to avoid lawmakers’ ire.

The House approved historic legislation that would implement school vouchers in Texas. Here’s how each representative voted.

A former McCollum High School student is revealing details about what she calls a yearslong sexual relationship with now-former basketball coach Marcus Alvarado.

The Texas Education Agency released a 15-page study in February of this year that compared the STAAR test scores of schools with four-day school weeks (4dsw) to those with five-day school weeks (5dsw).

The district revealed new information about previously reported case during an effort to keep details secret.

McCollum High School boys' basketball coach Marcus Alvarado is under investigation by the Texas Education Agency, KSAT Investigates confirmed Thursday.

The South San Antonio Independent School District board approved the purchase of the "Bluebonnet Learning" curriculum on Monday at a district meeting.

Since being appointed the South San Antonio Independent School District’s new superintendent, Dr. Saul Hinojosa has hit the ground running.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) took control of South San Antonio ISD on Wednesday, pushing the elected board of trustees to the side after what it called “nearly two decades of elected trustee and administrative dysfunction.”

The Gathering Place Charter School announced it will close at the end of the 2024-2025 school year after a decision by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) not to renew its charter.

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax cuts as they did two years ago.

The Texas Education Agency has announced the results of the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress, and results are not trending well for the state.

More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is considering replacing the elected board of South San Antonio ISD due to long-standing governance issues. Since 2016, the district has faced multiple challenges, including the appointment of a conservator, frequent superintendent changes, and controversial board decisions like reopening and then closing several schools.

The Texas Education Agency is considering whether to replace the South San ISD’s board of trustees with appointed board managers.

The conservator overseeing the South San Independent School District Board of Trustees has written a letter to the Texas Education commissioner, recommending that a board of managers be appointed to govern the district.

Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. Texas school districts don’t have to use it but will receive $60 per student if they do.

Learning Undefeated and the Texas Education Agency have partnered together to bring a total of nine mobile stem labs to Texas.

The Texas Education Agency found that checks mailed to Miles’ charter school network in Colorado were eventually deposited into the network’s Texas account.

Dozens of districts sued Texas saying the ratings painted an unfair picture of their schools. Others voluntarily have released their own.

Mike Morath made the recommendation as concerns rise that phones are harmful to students’ mental health and distract them from learning.

The superintendents said they haven’t received enough support from the state or time to fix errors the system generated.

The Texas Education Agency says there’s time to fix problems before officially reported data is used to determine how much money districts get.

Students’ scores in a test that gauges their English skills have been low since a redesign introduced computer scoring.

House hearing focuses on a curriculum plan and on school vouchers.

An appeals court granted the state approval to release the ratings after doing the same for 2023 scores in April.

Some secular groups and members of other faiths say the curriculum could give schools too much control over how children are taught religion.

The proposal comes as part of a larger effort by officials in Texas and across the country to inject Christianity into public life.

Public education advocates opposed the new charters, which would launch in Arlington, Austin, Big Spring and Manor.

Data released Friday showed Texas students’ math and science scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness continue to slip since the pandemic.

Proposed lesson plans could improve student performance and help teachers, Texas education officials say. Not all district leaders and education advocates are convinced.

A state lawmaker and Houston residents urge the Texas Education Agency to investigate whether the state-appointed superintendent improperly sent public funds to out-of-state charter schools.

A state-appointed board of managers overseeing the La Joya Independent School District is set to consider the policy this week.

The state will save more than $15 million by using technology similar to ChatGPT to give initial scores, reducing the number of human graders needed. The decision caught some educators by surprise.

The state had been investigating IDEA Public Schools since 2021 and raised questions on its spending on things like a luxury driver and private jet.

Southside ISD announced Wednesday that a conservator no longer controls the district.

The transition at the Waco-area school district will shed light on how a democratically elected school board resumes control after a takeover.