TX: Children's
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
It's Teacher Appreciation Week 2024
The first week of May is designated as Teacher Appreciation Week in the United States. The push to honor teachers started in 1953 when First Lady …
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Más de 1 millón de niños de TX dados de baja de Medicaid/CHIP
Más de un millón de niños en Texas ya no tienen seguro médico a través de Medicaid, a pesar de ser elegibles para la …
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
More than 1 million TX children disenrolled from Medicaid, CHIP
More than one million children in Texas no longer have health insurance through Medicaid, despite being eligible for coverage, according to a new …
TX educators react to Lt. Gov. priorities for next legislative session
Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick has released 57 "interim charges," the topics he wants Senate committees to study in preparation for the 89th …
Concerns raised about migrant children's mental health
The future of Senate Bill 4 is still tangled in court challenges. It's the Texas law that would allow police to arrest people for illegally crossing …
New study shows health disparities cost TX billions of dollars
Health disparities in Texas are not only making some people sick, but affecting the state's economy. A new study shows Texas is losing $7 billion a …
TX leaders work to improve job opportunities for rural students
Work is being done in rural areas across Texas to make sure students are prepared for the workforce even if they intend to stay put after graduation…
University of Texas El Paso targets teacher shortage
It's estimated that nearly half of all schools in the country don't have enough teachers. To help change that, the University of Texas in El Paso …
Texas food bank, schools team up to help needy families
To reach more hungry families, one Texas nonprofit is setting up mini food markets in schools. The Tarrant Area Food Bank in North Texas provides 60…
'Umbraphiles' plan Texas trip to view total solar eclipse
In less than a month from today, thousands of eclipse-chasers will travel to Texas for a dimming of the sun. And one city is making the most of the …
TX teachers say they are burned out, majority want to exit public education
Two-thirds of those who make the public schools function in Texas say they want to leave, according to a new survey and the teachers union said …
Stagnant state funding leaves Texas public schools reeling
Texas public schools rank 41st in per-student funding, and that may not improve anytime soon. A large education funding package failed in the …