# public education (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover public education. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pressure mounts to allow treated oilfield waste in Texas rivers and on rangeland](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17425013/texas-oil-gas-wastewater-produced-water-disposal) _2026-08-21 · By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News · The Texas Tribune_ As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields. ## [Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17425014/texas-big-bend-border-wall-barrier-republicans-paxton-trump) _2026-08-21 · Alejandro Serrano and Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they're loath to cross. ## [East Texas sits on a goldmine of lithium, but questions loom over how the state will regulate mining and production](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17424608/east-texas-lithium-extraction-regulation) _2026-08-20 · Jess Huff · The Texas Tribune_ As the U.S. pushes to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, Texas companies prepare to capitalize on the state's emerging lithium industry. ## [What We Learned From Minnesota’s First Education Attainment Goal—and What the Next One Should Do Differently](https://www.mneep.org/2026/08/20/what-we-learned-from-minnesotas-first-education-attainment-goal-and-what-the-next-one-should-do-differently/) _2026-08-20 · Molly Priesmeyer · Minnesota Education Equity Partnership_ By Carlos Mariani Rosa Minnesota Educational Equity Partnership (MnEEP) offers this Policy Brief, Six Racial Equity Commitments for Minnesota’s Educational Attainment Goals, as a call to build that next attainment framework with racial equity at its foundation. A new goal must do more than set another statewide percentage target. Racial equity must be part of the purpose, design, implementation…… ## [Talarico floods Texas airwaves in U.S. Senate race as Paxton, GOP stay quiet](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423785/texas-us-senate-race-donors-ken-paxton-james-talarico) _2026-08-20 · Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ With early voting about two months away, the Democrat has had TV nearly to himself, outspending his Republican rival more than 200-to-1 on advertising as GOP groups weigh when — or whether — to get involved. ## [Residents and industry leaders at odds over transmission lines at legislative hearing](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423549/texas-house-meeting-data-centers-transmission-lines-backlash) _2026-08-20 · By Paul Cobler and Carlos Nogueras Ramos · The Texas Tribune_ The growing backlash surrounding 765 kv lines, as well as data centers, was tackled at a nine-hour House hearing that included testimony and recommendations but no definitive answers. ## [Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423505/texas-state-parks-wildlife-department-meeting-border-wall-testimony-big-bend) _2026-08-19 · By Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel · The Texas Tribune_ After bulldozers entered Big Bend National Park, hundreds of Texans came to Wednesday’s meeting to ask the agency to keep federal border barriers out of state parks. ## [Minnesota’s Educational Attainment Goal Must Be a Racial Equity Goal](https://www.mneep.org/2026/08/19/minnesotas-educational-attainment-goal-must-be-a-racial-equity-goal/) _2026-08-19 · Molly Priesmeyer · Minnesota Education Equity Partnership_ By Molly Priesmeyer, MnEEP Director of Narrative Strategy More than 425,000 students will head to Minnesota colleges and universities in the coming weeks. As they do, Minnesota has an opportunity to decide what its next Educational Attainment Goal should require. And the lessons from our first statewide goal, set in statute in 2015, are important for what should be built next. Source ## [How Corpus Christi’s water emergency exposed flaws in Texas’ water planning](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423219/texas-water-planning-drought-corpus-christi) _2026-08-19 · Alejandra Martinez · The Texas Tribune_ State water planners don’t use climate projections when they plan for future water supply. Experts say they should model for more extreme droughts rather than relying on historical data. ## [Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on library shelves](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423220/texas-dan-patrick-obscene-books-school-libraries-penalties) _2026-08-19 · Alejandro Serrano · The Texas Tribune_ “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. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rbOkNoK3zKES) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [A surrogate’s fight for parental rights in Dallas could discourage surrogacy use in Texas, lawyers say](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422830/texas-surrogacy-agreement-laws-parental-rights-abortion) _2026-08-19 · Katlyn Ma · The Texas Tribune_ A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements. ## [Gov. Abbott proposes ban on H-1B visa use for Texas public schools during campaign stop](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422554/texas-public-schools-h1b-visa-ban-proposal) _2026-08-18 · Megan Menchaca · The Texas Tribune_ Some districts use the temporary work permits to fill critical teacher shortages in roles such as bilingual education. ## [What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422555/texas-big-bend-national-park-border-wall-plans-explainer) _2026-08-18 · Uriel J. García · The Texas Tribune_ The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park. ## [TribCast: Should we believe the polls about Paxton and Talarico?](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422496/tribcast-talarico-paxton-polls) _2026-08-18 · Matthew Watkins · The Texas Tribune_ In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with James Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin about the polls showing a tight race for U.S. Senate. Are they reliable? Is Talarico really in the lead? ## [Minnesota sues Abbott to force extradition of ICE agent accused of shooting Venezuelan man](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422433/minnesota-sues-abbott-texas-ice-agent-extradition-lawsuit) _2026-08-18 · Alex Nguyen · The Texas Tribune_ Christian Castro, accused of assault and lying about the circumstance leading to the Jan. 14 shooting, was arrested in Cameron County in May. ## [Some Thoughts about National Board Certification](https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/08/18/some-thoughts-about-national-board-certification/) _2026-08-18 · nflanagan · Teacher in a strange land_ I am a National Board Certified Teacher. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) influenced a big chunk of my professional life and practice, and I remain—pretty much—a fan. The founding ideas around the creation of an assessment that identified accomplished teaching drew me in, back in the mid-90s. I wasn’t sure, back then, \[…\] ## [Texas Tribune Festival 2026: Our full lineup is here](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422153/texas-tribune-festival-2026-lineup) _2026-08-18 · Matt Ewalt · The Texas Tribune_ Raphael Warnock, Kevin Stitt, Dolores Huerta, Maggie Haberman and other prominent voices in American political and civic life join us in Austin next month ## [Colorado school district rejects controversial reading curriculum because of errors, Texas focus](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422154/colorado-school-district-houston-texas-bluebonnet-errors) _2026-08-18 · By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado · The Texas Tribune_ The Colorado district scrapped plans to use Bluebonnet materials just days into the school year. ## [Protecting Texas university research from foreign adversaries focus of House hearing](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422155/texas-universities-education-foreign-influence) _2026-08-18 · Jessica Priest · The Texas Tribune_ As Texas examines foreign influence, UT-Austin is among 30 institutions ordered to provide federal authorities a security audit of certain international ties. ## [Texas counties sue feds for trying to tie election security policies to anti-terrorism funding](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421897/texas-election-security-grant-lawsuit-homeland-security-funding-harris-el-paso-county) _2026-08-17 · Ayden Runnels · The Texas Tribune_ El Paso and Harris counties joined cities in Tennessee and Ohio in the suit arguing the new requirements are unconstitutional and would cost millions to implement. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k2Y3lX4XGrx8) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421728/texas-big-bend-national-park-border-wall-construction-pause) _2026-08-17 · By Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause. The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park. ## [Texas cities eye property tax hikes, spending cuts amid yawning budget gaps](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421462/texas-city-budgets-cuts-tax-hikes) _2026-08-17 · Joshua Fechter · The Texas Tribune_ Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ biggest cities with multimillion-dollar deficits. ## [Can Austin break the costly cycle of homelessness, jail and crisis? A new program aims to do that.](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421463/austin-no-wrong-door-jail-homelessness-program) _2026-08-17 · By Sam Stark, Austin Current · The Texas Tribune_ Austin's No Wrong Door initiative targets a costly cycle of homelessness and arrests by connecting people with long-term support. ## [Fifth Circuit reaffirms death row inmate Brittany Holberg’s conviction](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17418677/texas-death-row-brittany-holberg-appeal-denied-fifth-circuit) _2026-08-15 · Ayden Runnels · The Texas Tribune_ A three-judge panel of the court had reversed Holberg’s sentence in 2025, but Friday’s split decision will keep the district court’s decision to affirm her conviction. ## [Greg Abbott threatens Dallas, Houston airports’ grant funds over Islamic washing facilities](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17418678/texas-greg-abbott-dfw-iah-airport-islam-ablution-facility-grant) _2026-08-15 · Ayden Runnels · The Texas Tribune_ DFW said late Friday that plans to install the religious washing station had been canceled. ## [Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17418589/texas-data-center-approval-pause-ercot-power-grid) _2026-08-14 · Paul Cobler · The Texas Tribune_ The state’s power grid operator had already planned on auditing several data center proposals, but Abbott’s directive reworks the timeline and adds new requirements. ## [As the only Texas district to trigger potential state takeover, Austin ISD’s future now in TEA’s hands](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17418472/austin-isd-ratings-texas-school-takeover-trigger) _2026-08-14 · By Andrea Ball, Austin Current · The Texas Tribune_ Two middle schools received their fifth consecutive F grades from the Texas Education Agency. ## [Look up your Texas school’s A-F accountability grade, STAAR performance](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17418225/look-up-texas-school-accountability-grades-2026-ratings-search) _2026-08-14 · By Jaden Edison, graphic by Hien An Ngo, data analysis by Rob Reid · The Texas Tribune_ Texas grades public schools largely on how well students perform on the STAAR tests. ## [Lawsuit seeks to stop Big Bend border wall construction](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17418172/texas-big-bend-border-wall-lawsuit-lipan-apache) _2026-08-14 · Ayden Runnels and Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company filed the federal lawsuit, arguing the work threatens archeological sites and sacred grounds. ## [Texas’ school A-F grades relatively flat as Austin ISD inches closer to takeover](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417991/texas-school-accountability-ratings-2026) _2026-08-14 · By Sneha Dey, Jaden Edison, and Data analysis by Rob Reid · The Texas Tribune_ Austin ISD had two campuses failing state ratings for five consecutive years. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gx3XQhdx1iae) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Data center audit lacks specifics even as Gov. Abbott, industry leaders tout it](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417992/data-center-texas-audit-moratorium) _2026-08-14 · Paul Cobler · The Texas Tribune_ Without key details on the audits but the eagerness to support them, policy watchers question how impactful these audits will be in curbing data center growth. ## [Limits on certain firearms, silencers lifted for some in Texas after judge’s order takes effect](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417632/texas-national-firearms-act-ruling-doj-no-emergency-appeal) _2026-08-13 · Alex Nguyen · The Texas Tribune_ The Trump administration declined to immediately appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Lubbock that invalidated parts of the 1934 National Firearms Act. ## [UT-Austin overhauling core classes but hasn’t detailed how new center relates to the courses](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417633/ut-austin-core-curriculum-humanities-center) _2026-08-13 · Jessica Priest · The Texas Tribune_ UT-Austin proposes big changes to how future students meet graduation requirements as questions persist about a new Center for Humanities. ## [Federal judge extends pause on border wall construction at South Texas wildlife refuge](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417588/border-wall-construction-paused-santa-ana-refuge) _2026-08-13 · Berenice Garcia · The Texas Tribune_ An irrigation district claims border wall construction is damaging its property and canal. ## [Houston law firm with Trump ties declines $150 million contract to represent migrant children](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417589/texas-burke-law-group-declines-immigrant-children-contract) _2026-08-13 · By VALERIE GONZALEZ and RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press · The Texas Tribune_ The administration had offered the contract to the Burke Law Group, which has little experience in immigration. ## [Gov. Greg Abbott proposes further limiting screen time in K-12 classrooms](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417590/texas-greg-abbott-screen-limits-classrooms-public-education) _2026-08-13 · Kayla Guo · The Texas Tribune_ The proposal, which would have to be passed by the Legislature, follows a ban on cellphone use in K-12 schools approved by lawmakers last year. ## [U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17417502/texas-houston-ice-shooting-fbi-testing-meth-search-warrant-salgado) _2026-08-13 · Alejandro Santos Cid · The Texas Tribune_ Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death. Other men in the van said the bags contained salt. ## [This Guy Used to Be My Congressman](https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/08/10/this-guy-used-to-be-my-congressman/) _2026-08-10 · nflanagan · Teacher in a strange land_ And now he wants to be my senator. Again. Meet Mike Rogers. I spent most of my life and nearly all of my teaching career in Livingston County, Michigan—a ruby-red, rural-turning-suburban area in the ring outside Detroit. My first principal used to refer to our school district as the far edge of white flight—folks with \[…\] ## [Was America Founded on Christianity?](https://therepublicanstandard.substack.com/p/was-america-founded-on-christianity) _2026-08-03 · Shaun Kenney · The Republican Standard_ Alexis de Tocqueville would have argued yes, even if Americans today have forgotten why. ## [Which families are using ESAs? Here’s what we know about Texas’ first school vouchers](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17402678/esa-students-texas-school-vouchers-first-year) _2026-08-03 · Jaden Edison and Sneha Dey · The Texas Tribune_ The number of Texas students using taxpayer money for private school or home-school could increase as more families accept invites. ## [NPE Conference Panels Focus on Keeping Schools under Community Control](https://networkforpubliceducation.org/npe-conference-panels-focus-on-keeping-schools-under-community-control/) _2026-08-03 · jvosz@icloud.com · Network For Public Education_ https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Demcracy-Conference-Promo-Landscape-6.mp4 The post NPE Conference Panels Focus on Keeping Schools under Community Control appeared first on Network For Public Education . [Listen](https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Demcracy-Conference-Promo-Landscape-6.mp4) ## [CORTEZ: Freedom Haulers Program Exposes Trump Supporters from Swamp Grifters](https://therepublicanstandard.substack.com/p/cortez-freedom-haulers-program-exposes) _2026-08-02 · The Republican Standard_ Trump salutes veterans; Democrats protect Fauci. If leadership is what matters when no one is watching, writes Cortez, then keep your eye on VA-07's Doug Ollivant. ## [‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families](https://networkforpubliceducation.org/school-choice-does-not-provide-better-education-for-all-families/) _2026-07-31 · Marla Kilfoyle · Network For Public Education_ ‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families The post ‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families appeared first on Network For Public Education . ## [Preventing Religious Charter Schools is Simple. Let Local School Boards Govern Them](https://networkforpubliceducation.org/preventing-religious-charter-schools-is-simple-let-local-school-boards-govern-them/) _2026-07-31 · Marla Kilfoyle · Network For Public Education_ Preventing Religious Charter Schools is Simple. Let Local School Boards Govern Them The post Preventing Religious Charter Schools is Simple. Let Local School Boards Govern Them appeared first on Network For Public Education . ## [The Alpha School Panacea: Is AI-School a Learning Revolution or the latest Educational Mirage?](https://educhatter.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/the-alpha-school-panacea-is-ai-school-a-learning-revolution-or-the-latest-educational-mirage/) _2026-07-30 · Paul W. Bennett · Educhatter_ Every generation produces its educational silver bullet. Progressive education promised child-centred discovery learning. Open classrooms were supposed to liberate learning. Computer-assisted instruction would individualize education. More recently, personalized digital learning was heralded as the solution to every problem facing schools. Today, artificial intelligence has become the latest… ## [Ridiculous Headlines about Public Education](https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/07/29/ridiculous-headlines-about-public-education/) _2026-07-29 · nflanagan · Teacher in a strange land_ I’ve been writing about education policy and practice for more than 25 years, in my local newspaper (gratis), for an education nonprofit (paid), for Education Week (the journal of record for ed policy, also paid) and in my own personal blog, Teacher in a Strange Land, where I am definitely Not Paid. When I started, \[…\] ## [These Texans Love Their Public Schools!](https://networkforpubliceducation.org/these-texans-love-public-schools/) _2026-07-29 · jvosz@icloud.com · Network For Public Education_ Come listen to Texans who love public schools and who fight for them every day at the Network for Public Education in Conroe, Texas, September 26 and 27th. https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Texans-Conference-Promo-Landscape.mp4 The post These Texans Love Their Public Schools! appeared first on Network For Public Education . [Listen](https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Texans-Conference-Promo-Landscape.mp4) ## [On Public Education, NCES Shows Money Isn't the Problem](https://therepublicanstandard.substack.com/p/on-public-education-nces-shows-money) _2026-07-23 · Shaun Kenney · The Republican Standard_ 1.4 million fewer students, lower test scores, and a 34% increase in spending. What is going on with public education? ## [Boys Should Go to Music Camp](https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/07/22/boys-should-go-to-music-camp/) _2026-07-22 · nflanagan · Teacher in a strange land_ I was a middle and high school band teacher for more than 30 years. In my school, band was an elective; students were mostly in my class because they wanted to be there, year after year. More than once, clinicians and adjudicators remarked about the large numbers of boys in my middle and high school \[…\] ## [CORTEZ: Crisis of Liberal Conscience Impacting Virginia Seniors](https://therepublicanstandard.substack.com/p/cortez-crisis-of-liberal-conscience) _2026-07-22 · The Republican Standard_ Social Security, spiraling energy costs, and a denial of reality. Is anyone in the Democratic Party still listening, asks Cortez?