Today, we are unveiling our most ambitious update yet to The Texas Tribune’s schools explorer, with more information and added context to help Texans interpret information about our schools.
The explorer now shows long-term trends, school funding data, and newly released Texas Academic Performance Reports, among other updates.
A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination.
Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters — an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms were like before everything turned digital.
A Portland soccer tournament brought girls from immigrant and refugee families together to push back against fear tied to federal immigration enforcement.
The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.
Tejano music remains a cornerstone of culture in San Antonio and across South Central Texas, but some supporters worry the genre is fading. A new nonprofit, the Tejano Next Gen Fund, is working to reverse the trend by mentoring young musicians and encouraging them to pair their talent with a college education.
H-E-B surprised numerous San Antonio area school districts over the week with thousands of dollars to celebrate their extra efforts towards students in the classrooms.
According to court records, a Bexar County judge set Stephen Strawn's combined bond on Thursday at $125,000 on child indecency and grooming charges. Jail records indicate Strawn has since bonded out of custody.
More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt.
Another teen is running for governor of Vermont, and this time, he'll be on the general election ballot.
A band teacher at First Baptist Academy in Universal City was arrested on child indecency and grooming charges involving a 13-year-old student, according to an arrest affidavit.
Earlier this week a jury in California this found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services.
The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday.
The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.
Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw turns its famous main hall into a quiet study space, with live classical music playing as students work.
A San Antonio family is honoring their daughter’s life and legacy by creating a scholarship in her name after she died from cancer at 18.
In a Thursday letter, Paxton said Hancock jeopardized the state’s defense in the case by leaking a separate letter he sent to the AG’s office on Tuesday.
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.
As part of our conversation about classroom safety, KSAT Investigates brought together a panel of three teachers who have experienced violence from students firsthand.
KSAT Investigates is searching for solutions to classroom violence — examining what works, pressing lawmakers for answers and tracking efforts to better protect teachers.
Two years after a Brandeis High School instructional aide died, KSAT Investigates is learning more details about what led up to his death. A fight to keep records sealed is preventing his widow from getting answers about what led up her her husband’s death.
Teachers across Bexar County say getting hurt by students is part of the job. Data reviewed by KSAT Investigates shows it’s happening in nearly every school district, even as many incidents go unreported.
Violence in the classroom is not only injuring teachers and support staff. Educators tell KSAT Investigates it’s disrupting learning and making it difficult to retain and recruit help.
Diana R. Fuentes, the executive director of Investigative Reporters & Editors, has died, according to the nonprofit organization.
The Justice Department has filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to address antisemitism on campus.
The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.
Parents in the district told KSAT they feel overlooked as the district makes decisions for the future of their students.
Shaquille O'Neal is offering to pay for the funeral of a 12-year-old Georgia girl who died days after she collapsed following a fight after school.
The San Antonio Independent School District is proposing to close Rhodes Middle School at the end of the current school year, a move that would bring the district’s total campus closures to 26 since 2016.
Logan Paul, an influencer and WWE wrestler, made a surprise visit to Holy Cross High School on Monday.
An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections.
KSAT Investigates' special, "Dangerous Lessons," digs into a problem unfolding in classrooms: students hurting educators. Reporter Daniela Ibarra spoke with educators, families, and elected leaders about the impact of student violence and what can be done to improve safety for everyone.
A Southwest Independent School District (SWISD) spokesperson said students are safe ”on campus” at Francis Scobee Middle School after the school lost power on Monday morning.
As the deadline approaches to apply for school vouchers, families are struggling to receive the benefits reserved for those with disabilities.
A man has been charged with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University.
Judson Independent School District Vice President Amanda Poteet addressed a burning question in the district amid school closures.
For more than a decade, one local nonprofit has supplied teenagers with dresses, suits, shoes, purses and accessories for prom.
The FBI says ROTC students subdued and killed a gunman who yelled “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University.
Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role.
More than 163,000 applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts are in for students across the state. San Antonio students represent 19,422 of the total applicants so far.
Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after a fistfight near a school bus stop in her neighborhood.
A coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions.
The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, denies any wrongdoing and asks to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district.
A federal judge is weighing whether the government can force the University of Pennsylvania to hand over detailed employee information in an antisemitism investigation.
Retired educators tell KSAT Investigates that better training and support are needed to address violence against teachers in the classroom.
Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.
A Rocksprings High School student died Sunday while helping move a telephone pole to the campus’ track and field area.
Northside Independent School District is facing a $35 million budget deficit. But, that’s down significantly from when it once neared $108 million.
San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) Superintendent Jaime Aquino will retire early next year after 40 years in public education, he announced Friday.
As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing discrimination in America’s schools.
Four schools in the Judson Independent School District will close at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The closures include three elementary schools and one middle school.
The San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) teamed up with the San Antonio Food Bank to help families stock up on groceries ahead of spring break.
Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making time for conversations, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information.
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officially announced its newest interim superintendent during a Monday evening school board meeting.
A jury in Georgia quickly convicted a man who gave his son a gun linked to the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers.
The San Antonio Youth Advisory Council met with top state leaders, seeking their endorsement and expressing concern about a new state law.
Some of the United States’ most important historical documents are beginning a first-of-its kind journey as part of the country’s 250th anniversary commemoration.
College students competed in the 2026 Battle of Flowers oratorical contest Friday, delivering 12-minute memorized speeches without notes, teleprompters or other visual aids.
The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.”.
Judson ISD superintendent shakeups and school closures prompted State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins to attend the meeting.
A press conference is expected on Thursday to put pressure on East Central ISD administrators to reel back punishments against students who walked out of class and protested against U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement.
The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session a day after the FBI served search warrants at the district’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent.
Edgewood Fine Arts Academy cosmetology students spent Tuesday afternoon providing children at Loma Park Elementary with affordable haircuts.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Aron Lee — known to students simply as Coach Lee — at Northside ISD’s Hobby Middle School is being recognized as KSAT’s Educator of the Month for the month of February.
Edgewood Independent School District is celebrating Special Olympics athletes with a two-day track and field clinic focused on inclusion and skill building.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.
The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.
The Judson Independent School District school board on Tuesday voted to close three elementary schools during a special meeting.
A Stevens High School football player who died earlier this month after passing out during practice had appeared to be “in and out of consciousness” before being hospitalized, according to a police report released to KSAT Investigates on Monday.
A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others has filed a lawsuit against the state Legislature alleging that it’s failing to fund public schools adequately.
Millions of adults are continuing their education by returning to school and enrolling in credit and non-credit courses, certificates, micro-credentials, job training and degree programs.
Community members across the Judson Independent School District packed the boardroom Saturday morning as the district weighed the decision on which elementary school faces a possible closure next school year.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect.
A LEE High School culinary arts teacher is no longer employed at the school after an investigation was opened into allegations regarding comments he made to a female student, according to NEISD.
Around 30 East Central High School students walked out of class on Feb. 13 in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations happening in Bexar County.
Threats of violence at schools, such as the bomb threat that shut down Steele High School on Wednesday, are becoming increasingly more common.
One of the most discussed factors to come from the conversation of closing Judson Middle School is transportation.
Students in Georgia describe the terror of a school shooting as prosecutors try to convict the suspect’s father for giving him the gun.
Judson ISD Board President Monica Ryan and longtime board trustee Suzanne Kenoyer got into a heated exchange that resulted in Kenoyer's removal from a special meeting Monday night.
The Judson Independent School District board voted Monday to close Judson Middle School in a 6-0 vote and named a new interim superintendent.