Dozens of Texas Teachers Caught in Massive Cheating Scandal
The three alleged ringleaders, all of whom face criminal charges, are Booker T. Washington High School basketball coach Vincent Grayson, Jack Yates High School assistant principal LaShonda Roberts and Booker T. Washington assistant principal Nicholas Newton.
24 Houston-area teachers named in Texas teacher certification cheating scandal
Sixty new Texas teachers —including 24 from the Houston area—have been added to the list of educators being investigated for allegedly participating in a local cheating ring that resulted in fake teacher certifications.
Del Valle ISD confirms two teachers are under investigation in Texas cheating scandal
Five educators have already been charged in the million-dollar teacher cheating scandal as the number of teachers under investigation grows.
More North Texas teachers under investigation for alleged cheating
An additional 60 Texas educators are under investigation for potentially securing teaching certifications through a cheating ring, state officials said Thursday. The new probes by the Texas Education Agency bring the total number of educators accused of fraudulently obtaining certications to roughly 160.
60 more Texas teachers under investigation for statewide cheating scandal. See the full list.
The Texas Education Agency is investigating 60 more teachers across 33 school districts who allegedly obtained fraudulent certifications through a cheating ring spearheaded by a popular Houston ISD basketball coach.
2 East Texas coaches named in teacher certification fraud investigation
The Texas Education Agency has added the names of two East Texas educators to their growing list of people flagged in a certification fraud investigation. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,
More Houston-area teachers named as cheating scandal grows with 60 new suspects
The Texas Education Agency added 60 more teachers to its cheating scandal investigation. Several of the newly added teachers are employed in the Houston area.
Texas Education Agency says schools 'must not impede' immigration enforcement on campuses
In a brief letter, Education Commissioner Mike Morath gave limited guidance to school districts for how to handle encounters ...
Is it time for Texas teacher pay raises?
The Republican state leader named raising teacher pay one of seven emergency items for this legislative session.
Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
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Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address
Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities ...
Survey: Majority of Texas K-12 teachers consider leaving classroom amid burnout crisis
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Texas teacher invites ICE to raid his school: ‘I have many students who don’t even speak English’
Two-thirds of Fort Worth public school students are Hispanic and more than one in three students is learning English as a ...
Texas school choice voucher debate continues as bill advances to house
The debate over school choice vouchers in Texas is heating up as Senate Bill 2, which proposes an education savings account program, moves to the ...
Borderland teachers honored with prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 cash prize
Two teachers in the Borderland received the Milken Educator Award also known as the "Oscars of teaching" along with a $25,000 ...
Abbott's call to fire teachers 'on the spot' over trans views is the latest in a fraying relationship
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised increased education funding while threatening teachers with discipline in an approach that rankles some educators.