Texas K-12 Education News

As of October 7, 2026, K-12 News has published 18 Texas stories over the last 30 days, from 2 organizations. The most frequent themes are School Districts, Innovation and Student Wellbeing.

• School Districts 18
• Innovation 2
• Student Wellbeing 2
• Funding 1
• Special Education 1
• Teacher Workforce 1

• Dallas Independent School District15 stories
• Houston Independent School District4 stories
• Region 10 Education Service Center3 stories
• Texas Education Agency1 story

• School Funding

  School funding developments include increased state allocations in Illinois and continued federal career and technical education funding at current levels. Illinois’s fiscal 2027 evidence-based funding grew by $350 million to $9.3 billion, with every district receiving more than last year, while a federal stopgap measure extended Perkins V funding through December 11. Kansas received an $8.4 million federal grant to strengthen its educator pipeline. In Massachusetts, Gov. Healey appointed western Massachusetts K–12 education and universal preschool leaders to the Foundation Budget Review Commission.

• Student Attendance

  Chronic absenteeism declined in Maryland, Connecticut and Colorado, with Maryland reporting a four-year decline. Connecticut’s rate fell to 16.4% in 2025–26 from 23.7% in 2021–22, while Colorado’s fell to 27.5%, its lowest level in four years, as attendance edged up to 91.5% from 91.4% a year earlier. Colorado education officials also partnered with the Denver Broncos Foundation and Attendance Works to launch a 53-school network offering training and resources to improve attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism.

• Teacher Workforce

  States are funding educator recruitment and preparation and changing certification pathways: Kansas received an $8.4 million federal educator-pipeline grant, while Illinois allocated $15 million for recruitment and retention in 100 districts accounting for about 77% of reported teacher vacancies. Pennsylvania joined the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to reduce certification barriers for eligible out-of-state teachers, and Connecticut opened registration for a free six-week paraeducator preparation academy. Teacher recognition programs also progressed from regional selections to finalists and statewide winners in Missouri and Iowa, while Colorado announced finalists and Hawaii, Kansas, Indiana, New York and Florida named 2027 Teachers of the Year.

• Special Education

  Special education services, IEPs, disability supports and related funding.

• Mahjong program

  Based on: New mahjong program brings together strategy, skill, and competition

• Dallas ISD School Fair

  Based on: Dallas ISD to host largest school fair in North Texas

• 2026 Bond Design Charrette

  Based on: Ideas take shape at 2026 bond design charrette

• Sunset P-TECH program

  Based on: Sunset P-TECH alum starts career two years after graduation

• Special education parent workshops

  Based on: Special education workshops for parents aid student success

• Scarborough Elementary's Two-Language Model

  Based on: Scarborough Elementary’s Two-Language Model Has Fostered Bilingualism For Over a Decade. Now, That Mission Expands Across HISD.

• Teacher of the Year 2027 tracker

Which K-12 topics are trending in Texas?

The topics appearing most often in Texas K-12 coverage are School Districts (18), Innovation (2) and Student Wellbeing (2).

Which Texas education organizations appear in K-12 News?

K-12 News publishes Texas stories from 4 organizations, including Dallas Independent School District, Houston Independent School District, Region 10 Education Service Center, Texas Education Agency.

What is the latest K-12 education news in Texas?

The most recent Texas story is New mahjong program brings together strategy, skill, and competition from Dallas Independent School District.