Keri Heath

Austin American-Statesman Over the last three years, the number of requests for special education evaluations at the Austin school district have increased by an average of 900 each year, according to district data.

Both chambers are off to a fast start, with each unveiling its plan to guide state spending for the two-year budget cycle that starts Sept. 1.

On Tuesday afternoon, when the U.S. Homeland Security Department announced that churches would no longer be protected from immigration raids, upending a long-standing policy, St.

Austin American-Statesman The Mexican American Legislative Caucus asked the Texas Education Agency in a letter Thursday to issue guidance for school districts on how to respond to a U.S.

Austin American-Statesman Two days after the Texas Senate pledge $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen.

Charter company Third Future Schools applied for a turnaround agreement for Manor Middle School, which has several consecutive years of failing grades

Parents were left anxious, wondering where their children were after an AISD bus diverted students from Campbell Elementary to Winn Montessori School.

Austin American-Statesman Fourth and eighth grade Austin students had dips in reading scores from 2022 to 2024, mirroring trends in classrooms

Austin American-Statesman Signs that read “Save Public Schools” and “Liberty for Texas Kids” flashed in a Capitol hearing room as people