1+ week, 2+ day ago   (147+ words) “The SBOE chose to teach early Islam through military campaigns, slavery, and female captives. That is not history. That is a selective negative caricature of Islam,” Salman Bhojani, who represents District 92 in the Texas House… Ex-Ravens coach John Harbaugh’s former…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) Pedestrians pictured near Texas Medical Center on June 17, 2026. Some Houston-area school districts are canceling Wednesday classes amid a storm. Some Houston-area school districts announced they will close Wednesday just after Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Gulf Coast. Forecasts…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (690+ words) Gov. Greg Abbott arrives at a news conference in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Texas public universities would be required to offer students three-year bachelor’s degrees under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Greg Abbott. The proposed legislation is part…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1395+ words) Marissa Gonzalez was one of the first parents in Texas to receive funding from the state's $1 billion private school voucher program. Her two children have dyslexia, and their family income is below 500% of the poverty level, putting them in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (713+ words) So Close to Our Goal! We're just $167,798.20 away from reaching $4.4 million. Your gift now makes the difference. Hiring and spending will be impacted, college administrators say. The performance-based model is proving unpredictable in its early years. Texas community college leaders…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (504+ words) AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed four state agencies to immediately expand workforce training programs, apprenticeships and career education opportunities as Texas employees cointnue to seek more skilled workers to fill high-demand jobs. Speaking at a press conference…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (651+ words) Gov. Greg Abbott ordered four Texas agencies to immediately expand workforce training, apprenticeships, and trade education programs. The directives focus on high-demand, non-degree careers by lowering age limits for apprenticeships, adding rural school trade programs, and recruiting skilled professionals to…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (681+ words) The University of Texas is leading a semiconductor project across 10 states that will prepare students to fill 29,000 new jobs by 2030, rising to meet the significant expansion of a high-demand industry. The project — the National Network for Microelectronics Education South — seeks…...

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3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (130+ words) Episode: 1582 L. M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Have a News Tip?...