Texas public schools

The Texas comptroller's office will conduct a lottery the week of April 27 to determine which additional families can receive education savings accounts.

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.

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

School boards had until March 1 to decide whether to establish a daily period for students and staff to pray or read religious texts.

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.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to block Texas and Louisiana from requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments.

A groundbreaking lawsuit against Celina ISD under a new state law that lets schools be held liable for employee sexual misconduct could cost the district millions.

The governor must first win over lawmakers who have rejected similar proposals. The state may have to backfill more than $17 billion for school funding alone.

Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.

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