public education

New state social studies standards are being reviewed by members of the Oklahoma legislature, many of whom are critical of the process and the content.

After hours of debate — and years of pushing from Gov. Greg Abbott — the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill to create an Education Savings Account plan. The school voucher program would allow parents to use public funds towards private school costs.

Some Texas legislators may be done questioning the merits of education savings accounts as it moves to a vote in the State House, but voters aren't. Model programs in other states are showing rural voters could stand to lose the most, and they're preparing to do the math on election day.

Gov. Kevin Stitt anticipates the U.S. Supreme Court will accommodate state-sponsored religious education in its upcoming hearing of oral arguments in the St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond case. A recent study published in the state's Bar Association Journal suggests he's right.

A judge blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts.

The agency provided a notice for a public setting exposure site in Western Oklahoma.

A State Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday was postponed to avoid a potential Open Meeting Act violation.

Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.

The State Board of Education unanimously advanced an administrative rule change that would require schools to collect citizenship or legal immigration documentation from parents at enrollment.

Policy experts worry students will fall short of the state's future workforce needs. Educators hope the new curriculum will help them.