Charter schools now account for one-third of public campuses in Houston ISD’s boundaries, a new report shows, contributing to the rapidly declining enrollment that is prompting officials to call for the closure of a dozen HISD campuses. Additionally, HISD has been left with a higher share of students with costly special education needs, straining the district’s finances, according to the report by the Texas Education Leadership Lab at the University of Texas at Austin.
On Friday, the White House released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request to inform Congress’ work on annual appropriations. The Administration’s budget proposes funding levels for education, justice, health, and other federal programs, which will be negotiated by...
ProPublica has sued the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for failing to comply with multipleFreedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking records related to civil rights investigationsand agency communications. The lawsuit alleges that under Secretary Linda...
AP News In their mostly white school district, Black students routinely heard racial slurs. White classmates hurled insults like “slave,” “monkey” or worse. It often went unpunished. Parents made those claims in a 2024 complaint asking the U.S. Education Department to...
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