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Texans can use school vouchers for pre-K, but the pool of families who qualify is limited
Posted 9:44 AM 12/17/2025 by JADEN EDISON | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
Final rules for Texas’ private school voucher program recently clarified that families interested in sending their children to private pre-K could receive an estimated $10,800 (More)
12/14/2025
Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender
Posted 2:41 PM 12/15/2025 by JESSICA PRIEST | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
A senior Texas A&M University System official testing a new artificial intelligence tool this fall asked it to find how many courses discuss feminism at one of its regional universities. Each time she asked in a slightly different way, she got a different number.
“Either the tool (More)
12/11/2025
Weslaco ISD budget issues causing reduction of teachers, staff and administrators
Posted 9:25 PM 12/12/2025 by Karen Lucero
A decline in enrollment, rising costs for substitute teachers and possible federal cuts created several budget challenges for Weslaco ISD this year.
The district said they're looking to save money without layoffs or campus consolidations.
“We'll have to tighten our budget (More)
12/10/2025
Region One expands CTE program for rural school districts in the Valley
Posted 10:26 AM 12/12/2025 by Armando Gomez
Students in rural school districts in the Rio Grande Valley now have access to more career training programs.
The Region One Education Service Center added several more school districts to their Rural Pathway Excellence Program, allowing students to take career technical education classes (More)
