The state’s school performance ratings rely solely on standardized test results, but Splendora ISD and other districts are ...

Photographer Jeffrey McWhorter first met Roberto Garcia, who came to the U.S. as a child, when Garcia was an undocumented ...

What would it look like to give students more options? In South Texas and elsewhere, collaborations among rural districts ...

Common across much of Texas, frostweed put on a spectacular show during the cold front. Fans wished one another a happy ...

School districts have cut their budgets to the bone. Will the state legislature decide to spend at least as much per pupil as ...

Q: Is it appropriate to use “y’all” in professional emails or phone calls? I usually don’t hesitate if I’m dealing with other ...

The Texas legend’s trailer full of “junk” is going up for auction, with decades of wrestling history available to fans and ...

Fine arts programs—and the teachers who lead them—are one of the jewels of our public school system, arguably the crown jewel ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

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Many educators are turning to the nonprofit DonorsChoose to help stock their classrooms with paper, pencils, and novels.