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Texas’ education savings account program offers money to homeschoolers. Will they apply? Homeschooling is seeing rapid growth across the country. The Texas Education Freedom Account program could make it easier for more parents in Texas to move to...

Texas' new education savings account program offers money to help homeschool families cover costs. But are they interested in applying?

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TEA commissioner will appoint new superintendent for Fort Worth ISD The new, as-yet-unnamed superintendent will replace Superintendent Karen Molinar, who has been in the district’s top job for about a year.

Fort Worth ISD is getting a new superintendent as a part of a state takeover there.

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I'm so sorry, Holly!

4/ @dallasnews.com's @silasallen.bsky.social also quoted Dee Carney: "Regardless of your position on vouchers, there is nothing controversial about making it easier for Texans to see how $1 billion in taxpayer dollars is spent and what results they deliver.” #txed

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A challenge but ‘worth it’: Texas schools push to certify teachers even with extension A new Texas law requires school districts to get novice educators certified. Here's a look at why and what one North Texas district is doing to meet that goal.

Over the past few years, Texas has seen a huge uptick in uncertified teachers. Last year, lawmakers set a deadline for school districts to get their core subject teachers certified. I took a look at how it's going:

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Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

Applications open this week for Texas education savings accounts. Here’s what to know Applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts, the state’s new education savings account program, open Feb. 4,2026. Here’s what you need to know.

Texas' education savings account app goes live tomorrow. Here's what you need to know about it.

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FPF statement on outrageous arrest of Don Lemon If the Trump administration thinks it can bully journalists into submission, it is wrong

The Education Writers Association is deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists in connection with their reporting at an anti-ICE demonstration in Minnesota. We vigorously support First Amendment protections for the press and the public.

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Freezing temperatures are imminent: What you need to know about D-FW’s winter storm If you haven’t done it already, Friday evening is likely your last chance to prepare for incoming winter weather.

There needs to be a rule that, if you live in a place where it gets above 100 every day for a month and a half in the summer, it shouldn't get down to 8 in January.

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5 years before Anthony Johnson Jr.’s death, indicted guard watched another man get knelt on in jail KERA News has identified another man who died after a Tarrant County jailer knelt on him. The federal government has cautioned against kneeling on handcuffed people.

KERA News has identified another man who died after a Tarrant County jailer knelt on him. The federal government has cautioned against kneeling on handcuffed people.

As North Texas schools deal with a rash of hoax threats, experts say the effects are real Hoax threats have disrupted school days across Dallas-Fort Worth over the last week. The immediate scare passes, but here's the damage it can do.

School districts across the DFW area have been dealing with a rash of hoax threats for the past couple of weeks. Experts say the impact of those threats is real, even if the threats themselves aren't. www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...

ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis is identified Jonathan Ross, a Minnesota-based agent, was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing motorist.

The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.

Education reporters! Apply for my old job! Fort Worth is a fun city, and there's plenty of school news going on, to say the least. DM with questions.

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Notably, TEA says they haven't suspended/revoked any teaching certs related to those investigations. But AFT says some teachers have been fired.

Texas AFT sues TEA over investigations of teachers linked to Kirk assassination comments The Texas AFT is suing the Texas Education Agency over a series of investigations the agency launched over teachers’ comments on social media after the death...

After Charlie Kirk's death, the Texas ed commissioner vowed to go after the teaching certificates of teachers over comments they made on social media. Now, @texasaft.org is suing. First byline in @dallasnews.com:

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Here’s who applied to serve on Fort Worth ISD’s state-appointed school board Hundreds of people applied to serve on Fort Worth ISD’s state takeover board. Here’s a look at who they are.

Hundreds of people applied to serve on Fort Worth ISD’s state takeover board. Here’s a look at who they are.

Column | The dueling narratives of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza Olivia Nuzzi’s relationship with RFK Jr. is detailed in her book, American Canto. Ex-fiance Ryan Lizza now alleges she also had an affair with Mark Sanford.

"The stories Lizza and Nuzzi tell give you the extremely wrong idea of what it means to be a journalist. We, despite what every Hollywood property from 'House of Cards' to 'The West Wing' would have you believe, do not date our sources... We’re not rich, guys." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...

Fort Worth ISD’s new guidelines ask teachers to work from rigid scripts Parents worried that a state takeover would bring Houston ISD-style scripted lessons to Fort Worth ISD. Teachers say they’re already here.

When the Texas Education Agency announced plans to take over the Fort Worth school district, parents said they were worried teachers here would have to use the same kinds of prepackaged, scripted lessons like we saw in Houston. Teachers say they're already here. www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...

I do like turkey, but the idea that no other culture could appreciate a roasted bird is pretty hilarious.

Sad Pablo Escobar mem - a series of three-panel image macros featuring the character Pablo Escobar (played by Wagner Moura) from the Netflix series Narcos staring blankly in three different screen-captures from the series.

"Otter is down, but will be back online shortly"

Every journalist:

‘Scared for Fort Worth’: As FWISD takeover looms, Houston families share concern A state takeover of Fort Worth ISD would be the second largest in state history. Parents and students in Houston share their experience.

With the state takeover process getting started in Fort Worth ISD, I talked to parents and students in Houston about what the intervention was like there, an what to expect here. All of them said they were worried for Fort Worth. Gift link:

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This has been an incredible series to watch, unless you're a fan of either of these teams, in which case I suspect you aren't having very much fun at all.

There's fortitude.... then there's mossing your teammate at the track in the bottom of the 9th of game 7 in the World Series after coming in the game 9 pitches ago

This game.

State will take over Fort Worth ISD, replace school board, commissioner says Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced the takeover Thursday morning, which comes after one school received five straight F ratings.

The Texas Education Agency is taking over Fort Worth ISD. It's the second-biggest district takeover in the state's history.

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The pride of Randolph County, Missouri

More teachers use AI in the classroom. Texas school leaders say they need a plan More than half of Texas teachers use AI in the classroom, a new report shows. But they often don’t have any training on how to use it well.

The number of teachers who use AI in the classroom is growing fast, both in Texas and across the country. But school districts are struggling to keep up. Gift link:

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Here's what we know about today's mass layoffs

Too many kids are missing school in Fort Worth. District says it has a plan Five years after the end of school shutdowns, too many kids still miss too much school. FWISD officials say they have a plan to help.

It's been five years since school shutdowns ended, and districts are still dealing with chronic absenteeism. I talked to officials in the Fort Worth school district about why it's such a challenge and what they're doing about it. Gift link:

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Texas schools could face challenges due to government shutdown. Here’s why If the shutdown lasts more than a few days, the problems could grow.

How will the government shutdown affect schools? Depends on how long it lasts. Gift link:

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