STAAR and the A-F system are the results of changes to education that then-Gov. George W. Bush ushered through the Texas ...

The deal, confirmed by three lawmakers familiar with the discussions, appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both ...

Under state law, school districts are required to pay certain percentages of total staff compensation toward pensions, health ...

The Texas House and Senate are nearing a deal on a sweeping school finance bill. Per-student funding known as the basic ...

So, yes: Buckley was the founding father of modern conservatism, the man who legitimized conservatism as an intellectual ...

In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.

Hundreds of cars and thousands of people massed for the final nights of the Memphis area's last remaining drive-in theater, ...

With just over two weeks to go before the end of the legislative session, Texas lawmakers still need to pass a public school finance plan. Now, a new proposal from the ...

Senate Bill 22 would increase incentives funding, loosen some application requirements and create a sense of security with ...

Austin ISD is facing a fast-approaching deadline that could determine the fate of three of its middle schools—and potentially ...

The Senate's version of the bill increases teacher pay but but slashes most of the per-student funding increase in the ...

Texas House passes HB4, which would replace STAAR tests with three shorter tests given throughout the academic year. East ...