🤓 Exciting professional news: I’m thrilled to be back on my favorite beat as the new education editor for the @ExpressNews and @statesman. I’ll be working with @HeathKeri, @lilykepner, @melissm8 and @shuddlestonSA, plus many more fabulous journalists!

@AustinISD @Matias_AISD @teainfo If your school was on the @AustinISD closure list last night, here's a look at where your child will be reassigned by address.

.@UTAustin President @JimDavis_UT offered $1.25M & tenured faculty position in UT's law school. An expert said it's "very unusual" for a president without professor experience to be offered tenure, a prestigious designation lawmakers tried to ban in '23. https://t.co/1ghuG4ErYC

Moving forward, UT Regents will have greater authority over what degrees are offered and who fills key leadership roles at the system's Texas public institutions.

New from @lilykepner : @UTAustin President Jim Davis will make $1.25M annually and be awarded tenure, despite not having formal experience as a professor. This comes as attacks against tenure have escalated in recent years. https://t.co/rahmVJssyd #txed #highered #txlege

@AustinISD @aratisingh @Matias_AISD @david_kauffman @hunterforAISD @LYNNforAISD @TexasAppleseed @Dr_KevinFoster @LaressaQuintana Read in @statesman: @AustinISD approves closure of 10 schools, changes to dual language & Montessori programming and approval of turnaround plans for 24 schools. #txed #austinschools https://t.co/uzk0NlwZPh

It is just after 2 AM, and @AustinISD trustees have approved the closure of 10 campuses and major changes to wall-to-wall dual language programming. From @HeathKeri: https://t.co/sBHsL4FuH7 #atxnews #txed

Follow along with @statesman tonight for the latest from the @AustinISD board room on the consolidation vote. #txed #austinschools

Texas students will soon have a required reading list determined by the elected and partisan State Board of Education. Here's what to expect. From @isaacyu_: https://t.co/V7iqzS0ZMC #txed #txlege

.@AustinISD "does not know the status of" five detained employees "because the federal immigration agency, unlike other law enforcement agencies, has not communicated the status of their cases or their whereabouts." from @emilianotahui #txed #austinschools https://t.co/zcf4Sx8aIV

Tonight, @AustinISD trustees will vote on a consequential plan that could close 10 campuses and make big changes to dual language, Montessori programming. Here's what you need to know. Follow along tonight with @statesman. #austinschools #txed https://t.co/OEAow9QFOb

The seventh San Antonio-area school district in recent years will close a campus to deal with budget, enrollment issues. From @melissm8: https://t.co/GU4xe5nnY2 #txed #txlege

Another injunction issued against San Antonio school districts, preventing them from displaying Ten Commandments. From @LizTeitz: https://t.co/aVhsQbTJdm #txed #txlege

UTSA president Eighmy's salary breaks $1 million mark following merger https://t.co/JFTjF8L99J via @expressnews

NEWS: I've obtained six interagency agreements the Education Dept. will announce today with four agencies (HHS, Interior, Labor and State). Labor will take a bigger role in managing higher ed. Interior will manage more programs related to Native American education. HHS will

NEW: As Texas school districts scramble to comply with a new state law banning "indecent" and "profane" library books, one startup is cashing in. I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned:🧵

BREAKING from @HeathKeri: @KenPaxtonTX has sued two Austin-area school districts over refusal to display Ten Commandments, in violation of Senate Bill 10. https://t.co/flmrvrbKp3 #txlege #txed #atxnews

On Thursday, trustees will vote on a proposal to close 10 @AustinISD campuses. Officials say the plan is necessary to close budget gaps and provide better resources AISD students. For parents, closure means grief and loss of community. #txed #austinschools https://t.co/QQ8jZmiXa5

Alamo leader suing to get her job back

@melissm8 @NEISD .@melissm8 spoke to Superintendent Maika, who said he doesn't know what comes next for him. "Sometimes, the best time to leave is when things are great ..." https://t.co/DmcoYVb46G

Readers asked and @lilykepner answered: What is the state's Top 10% rule, and is it really 10%? Spoiler alert: Not quite. https://t.co/H1WPqqNy5x #txed #txlege #highered