Austin ranked in the top 10 of 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) analyzed in a new WalletHub study which examines the places with the most educated residents based on criteria such bachelor’s-degree prevalence and educational system quality.
A former member of one of the most popular boy bands of the last decade will be the focal point of a new class at Texas State University in San…
University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) has partnered with the Austin Community College District (ACC) to create a new $5 million scholarship endowment, according to a press release.
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees voted to name Dr. Anthony Mays as its interim superintendent on Tuesday, Austin-based media outlets reported.
The owner of what’s arguably Texas’s most popular convenience store has given back to his alma mater, Houston-based media outlets reported.
Nearly 12,000 students graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) this year, but as Austin FOX affiliate KTBC reported, a young cat is a member of the class…
A mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde claimed the lives of 19 students and a teacher on Tuesday (May 24), per a report from San Antonio CBS affiliate…
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has tabbed Austin Independent School District (AISD) Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde the lone finalist for its top office, according to reports from Austin-based media…
The University of Texas community is mourning the loss of Domino, the most well-known of the cats that roam the sprawling campus in Austin, according to a report from Austin…
University of Texas Police Chief David Carter died from an undisclosed form of cancer at the age of 64 on Friday (April 22), the school’s news department reported.
Ukrainian students attending any of its 11 campuses and research centers will have their tuition covered in light of the war in their native country, Texas A&M University (TAMU) System…
Seattle-based online retail giant Amazon has partnered with nine Texas colleges and universities to fully fund the tuition for the company’s 750,000 hourly employees, according to a press release.
When he was 13 years old, University of Texas senior finance and economics major Jaskaran Singh applied to become a contestant on “Jeopardy!”
“Who is Lady Chatterley?” By uttering that question in the final moments of the semifinals of Jeopardy’s national college championship a few days ago, University of Texas senior finance and…
Student leaders at the University of Texas at Austin are petitioning school authorities to implement more COVID-19 safety measures in the face of the omicron variant.
The Eanes Independent School District named Dr. Jeff Arnett as its lone superintendent finalist.
A new university in Austin, Texas described as a defender of “the pursuit of truth” noted its launch day on Nov. 8 with a goal toward offering courses beginning in…
How should we remember the Alamo? Has history told an incorrect story based on lies and racism? Or are modern interpretations of the most famous battle in Texas history distorted…
An online ranking and review resource recently ranked five Austin high schools among the best public and private high schools in Texas for 2021.
Americans spent much more time at home in the last 18 months as the COVID-19 pandemic rampaged across the country. They worked, played and learned at home in large numbers.
A Dripping Springs man stripped down to his swimwear at a school board meeting on Aug. 23 in protest of optional mandates proposed by the council.
Critical race theory has doubters who think its view on race relations in the United States are both unfounded and dangerous.
Home-schooling has been on the rise in Texas since the final years of the 20th Century and received an additional boost with the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused families to reconsider…
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