Some public officials believe more teachers should be allowed to carry guns, including Attorney General Ken Paxton, who believes more school staff should be trained and possibly armed to respond
I grew up in an economically challenged county and attended schools in a poor, underfunded school district set up to fail. For the most part, we were all poor. Growing
According to the Trevor Project, “at least one LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13-24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the U.S.” In 2019 I attended the funeral of
As the spread of COVID-19 became a global pandemic, disrupting every facet of our daily lives, Texas schools pivoted without warning or additional funding to continue the promise of public
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, Texas college students are facing the perfect storm of health, education, financial, and familial challenges. Many Texas students faced only days’ notice of
If the border economy in Laredo and Webb County is booming, then why are kids in the area facing so many challenges? A new report takes a deep-dive into the
Note: Please click here for more Texas-specific information and resources on the 2020 Census. Very young children, ages 0-4, have historically been undercounted in past Censuses. In the 2010 Census,
With midterm elections coming up on November 6th (and early voting beginning on October 22nd), Texans want to know where their candidates and elected officials stand on key policy issues
CPPP Communications Intern Jovahana Avila contributed to this post. A new report from the Annie E. Casey foundation shows that Texas is not doing enough to provide for children. The
