Following her brief closed door, no media allowed meeting with President Obama on April 10, Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) is back on the campaign trail proving the old adage that if she tells herself something enough times, at least
Education issues like public school board takeovers by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), out-of-state charter dollars pouring into Texas and or the conundrum of whether to remain an independent school district or opt-out into home rule charter strain the Texas
Party line rhetoric continues to plague Senator Wendy Davis who, in lieu of substance, has again attempted to deliberately mislead Texas voters on education positions taken by Attorney General Greg Abbott, the GOP gubernatorial nominee. In early April, Davis fired
The fictional Ewing family of the Dallas TV series may have seen less scandals in their 35-plus years on South Fork Ranch than Texas independent school districts (ISD) have over recent years. Dallas ISD, Garland ISD, Comal ISD and South
The Republican runoff race is for the key Senate District (SD) 10 features the long-time northeast Tarrant County grassroots leader Konni Burton as a favored conservative candidate. Burton led a five-way race for the party’s nomination, drawing the largest percentage
The Wendy Davis campaign took great pains to paint Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s education policies as “hostile to Texas values” by using an out-of-context footnote from a high-profile policy analyst. In a fundraising email sent to supporters on April
On April 1, Texans for Greg Abbott released “Spending, Not Solutions,” a web ad highlighting the runaway spending in Sen. Wendy Davis’ proposed education plan for Texas. Not that anything has changed since Breitbart Texas reported on Davis’ pricy pre-kindergarten
Garland ISD in North Texas has been in the news lately. First, a district controversy unraveled with Superintendent Gary Reeves being put on administrative leave over the H-1B visa program that was reported on by Fox 4 Dallas. It led
Indiana recently made headlines by signing legislation to dump the Common Core State Standards. Already, Dr. Sandra Stotsky has questioned if Indiana is replacing the Common Core with the Common Core–one of the program’s most outspoken critics. She was also the
Last October, Michelle Malkin blogged on the progressive P-20 agenda in response to Oregon’s controversial Teaching from Birth to Graduate School. This was about the collection of student data through the state longitudinal database system (SLDS). This system is set
IRVING, TEXAS–Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were in Dallas on Monday for the inaugural Globalization of Higher Education Conference. Bush and Clinton spoke separately at the private event co-organized by Bush. According
FORT WORTH, TEXAS–Last week conservative candidate Konni Burton kicked off her run-off campaign to clinch the Republican nomination for Senate District 10. It was standing-room-only at Stockyard Station’s Stampede Room, with friends, family, the grassroots, and Senator Ted Cruz by her
The Office of the Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Wednesday in a press release obtained by Breitbart Texas that it obtained temporary restraining orders and froze the assets of two purported home school academies both allegedly claiming to be accredited
FT. WORTH, TEXAS–Konni Burton, the favored conservative running for Senate District 10 will kick off her run-off election campaign with a community rally to promote #TakeBackSD10. Senator Ted Cruz is also expected to attend at Stockyards Station in Fort Worth this Wednesday,
AUSTIN, TEXAS–“The system left unchecked will become the tyranny of evil men,” is the dire warning former Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott said to audience about public education at the SXSWedu 2014 conference in Austin this week. Scott tackled complex
There was a modicum of friendly coverage on Senator Wendy Davis’ (D-Fort Worth) appearance at the SXSWedu 2014 conference in Austin last week. No doubt, she was a vision in beige with matching boots and four education planks on her
AUSTIN, TEXAS–TAMSA (Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment) is the mom-pack posing as the grassroots on the Texas education advocacy front that Breitbart Texas reported flew under the radar when working with elected officials Representative Jimmy Don Aycock (R-Killen) and
Breitbart Texas recently exposed attacks against Texas parents, every day concerned moms and dads who were questioning why Common Core books and worksheets were showing up in Texas classrooms. Why was this happening at all? Texas said no to the Common
AUSTIN, TEXAS–Texas House representative Jimmie Don Aycock (R-Killeen ) commended curious tactics used by TAMSA (Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment) in passing House Bill 5 (HB 5) during the 83rd Legislative Session. He told an audience at this week’s SXSWedu
AUSTIN, TEXAS–David Coleman, president and CEO of the College Board, announced a partnership between the College Board and The Atlantic, the progressive periodical Wednesday at the SXSWedu 2014 conference. He said, “The Atlantic has a proud history as a home
AUSTIN, TEXAS–Every year, the education and technology communities converge in Austin for the SXSWedu conference. It is a four day series of speakers and seminars that their website calls “the platform for education’s most energetic and innovative leaders from all backgrounds
“Does a school district using Common Core in any way to teach state standards violate the law?” That was the question asked by Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston), Chairman of the Senate Education Committee. The senator asked in a December 2013
Frisco ISD is no stranger to big, bold school bonds. In 2006, the taxpayers passed a measure for $798 million to accommodate growth. If passed, this new bond will rank eighth-largest in state history, according to Texas Bond Review Board, a state
