Bill Zeeble
KERA News ReporterBill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues.
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The Texas State Board of Education voted to narrow social studies’ focus from a global perspective to one centered around the U.S. and Texas. The list of required readings calls for both standard literature and bible passages. -
Critics say it over-emphasizes Christianity and brings ideology into the classroom. But the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is expected to approve the reading lists and curriculum this week. -
Over the years, vouchers have often been marketed as providing quality choices for public school students. Yet a growing number of researchers say this educational experiment has evolved largely into middle-class subsidies. -
Texas' new education funding bill puts $187 million into a prep program so more qualified candidates can gain teacher certification. The law requires all K-thru-12 core instructors must be certified by 2030. -
Instead of fighting school vouchers, some Texas school districts are expected to demand the very same accountability measures mandated for public schools. -
Public colleges and universities in Texas are rolling back or eliminating programs that support programs geared toward Black, Latino, Asian and LQTBQ+ students.
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Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.
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Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.
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Corporal punishment is still legal in public schools in 16 states. In Texas, a principal was arrested after hitting a child with a wooden paddle. He's now back on the job. The community supports him.
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Citing a shortage of school counselors, Texas passed a law allowing chaplains to be school counselors. Some say it's the government's responsibility, not churches', to provide mental health services.
