Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, who endorsed the ban, claimed during a Senate Education Committee hearing earlier this month that the devices "distract students from learning and are ...

The Gathering Place, a San Antonio charter school, will close at the end of the school year after struggling to retain students and improve test scores.

Students spend an average of 5+ hours a day on social media with 20 notifications an hour on average, according to the bill's ...

The Austin district has spent about $200,000 on the costs associated with the Texas Education Agency-appointed monitors for ...

Fort Worth and Carrollton-Farmers Branch are among the latest Texas districts facing school closures because of strained budgets, declining enrollment ...

The stage was set this week for what could be a state legislative session of high drama and infighting. FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts have a look at some ...

Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers of the Texas Education ...

Decatur, is following the lead of President Donald Trump, who is seeking to end the U.S. Department of Education.

The Texas Education Agency announced Anastasia Anderson as a new conservator Thursday overseeing Houston ISD's school board ...

A North Texas Republican wants to abolish the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. Freshman ...

As state lawmakers tangle with public education and voucher-like programs for private schools, Texas House District 64 Rep.

In a letter to parents, The Gathering Place Superintendent Brian Sparks said his school is proud of students’ progress over ...