Texas education

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state can enforce its 2025 law requiring public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments.

The board will have multiple opportunities to revise the list before a final vote in June. Before recent changes, the proposal's length, lack of diversity and Christian focus received criticism.

The new Texas Senate Bill 546 requires three-point seat belts on school buses by September 2029. But in less than two months, every Texas school board must report - to the Texas Education Agency - costs needed to comply with the law. For some districts, it could be in the millions.

The process of rewriting the curriculum has been contentious, with some raising concerns about what it emphasizes. People who have been involved in the process say the changes are part of a conservative agenda and worry teachers will struggle to cover all the content.

Office of the Ombudsman has no written policies on how to investigate allegations that education laws are being broken, even though it's been accepting complaints for three months.

The demographic breakdown of applicants shows Texas' voucher program will likely not reflect the diversity of Texas public school students.

Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.

Students who took English and math college prep courses were less likely to complete college than their peers who were not considered college ready at all.

The Texas Education Agency has named former Assistant Attorney General Levi Fuller as the state's first Inspector General of Educator Misconduct – this as Texas toughens education policies.

The move comes as the state's education agency unveils a new enforcement role to oversee investigations into alleged misconduct by Texas teachers.