Texas schools

At least five Texas colleges are among the first in the country that can use the federal funding for jobs training.

This week Texas students can submit applications to public colleges and universities statewide without paying application fees.

New data shows Texas had the fifth-highest rate of corporal punishment in the 2021-2022 school year. The psychological effects on children can be harmful.

Texas is trying to do a better job of including young children with disabilities in preschools and childcare centers alongside their peers.

A new mandate from the Texas Education Agency says teacher preparation programs at both public and private colleges must promise to follow the state's K-12 anti-DEI law under penalty of perjury.

"We're coming for the books," the lieutenant governor said in announcing plans to lower the performance rating of Texas schools that violate a recent law targeting obscene titles in school libraries.

Some districts use the temporary work permits to fill critical teacher shortages in roles such as bilingual education.

Civil rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring the state's public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Monday's petition tees up a case that could set a new national standard for the limits of religious expression in classrooms.

Gov. Greg Abbott wants teachers convicted of such misconduct with a student to face 10-year minimums in prison sentences with no parole.

Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.