A former elementary school teacher in Magnolia ISD is facing one charge of having an inappropriate relationship with students. But parents are telling ABC13 it should be more, as they've been warning the district about the teacher for years. view article

Midland ISD will sue Texas officials over the state’s so-called Robin Hood funding system for public schools, a significant attempt at forcing lawmakers to revisit how they go about ensuring low-income campuses benefit from resources similar to those that wealthier campuses enjoy. view article

Parents in Magnolia ISD accuse a former teacher of having an inappropriate relationship with a student that could have been stopped years ago. They said they’ve been complaining about Jason Maldonado for years. But nothing was done until he was placed on leave last December and then arrested this May on one charge of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. view article

Fort Worth ISD’s Board of Managers has approved applying for a Texas Education Agency waiver that will allow the district to hire more uncertified teachers for the next two years, under the condition they complete an alternative certification program while teaching, the district announced Wednesday. view article

Fort Worth ISD is down to 20 classroom teacher vacancies with fewer than three weeks before school starts Aug. 10. The board of managers received an update Tuesday night that provided a snapshot of where FWISD stands on staffing, from vacancies to lingering gaps in special education and bilingual instruction positions.  “We have work to do to get to zero, but these numbers are astonishingly low compared to the historical opening of schools for Fort Worth ISD,” Superintendent Peter Licata said.  Managers also approved an exemption from a new Texas law that will restrict the use of uncertified teachers in core subjects, such as math and reading, by 2027-28. The move allows the district to continue to hire uncertified teachers as it pushes toward eliminating them by the 2029-30 school year, said Daniel Soliz, deputy superintendent and chief of schools. view article

Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Peter Licata used the catchphrase of the late radio legend Paul Harvey to quell fears about classrooms without teachers in his district when school starts in August. view article

The Tyler Independent School District school board voted Monday to approve a new compensation package for the 2026-2027 school year covering teachers, staff, police officers, coaches, and support employees. view article

As Aldine ISD prepares for the 2026-2027 school year, Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney has announced three executive leadership appointments to strengthen talent development, campus leadership, and school improvement across the district. The leadership changes place experienced Aldine leaders in key roles aligned with the district’s strategic priorities and its commitment to accelerating student outcomes. Together, they will strengthen three areas essential to student success: attracting and developing exceptional employees, supporting campus leadership, and advancing instructional excellence. view article

State law requires indefinite suspension of teaching certificates when educators are arrested for certain serious crimes.  More Texas teachers have been barred from working in public schools following their arrests for sex crimes involving students and other children.  A law passed last year with overwhelming bipartisan support requires the State Board for Educator Certification to temporarily suspend the teaching certificates of educators arrested for certain felonies involving sexual or violent abuse, inappropriate relationships with students, or other serious misconduct. view article

Nearly 800 teachers in Fort Worth ISD submitted their resignations in the three months after the arrival of the district’s state-appointed leadership — more than in the entire previous school year. view article

Three Alvin ISD employees have been fired after allegedly mishandling special education students in a classroom, according to Nolan Ryan Junior High's principal. Principal Dana Green said in a statement to Nolan Ryan Junior High families that the incident involving the inappropriate physical handling of students occurred in May, at the end of the 2025-26 school year. view article

There are new developments in the legal battle involving the now-reassigned Western Hills High School principal who is suing the Fort Worth Independent School District. view article

Nacogdoches ISD is entering a new era of leadership, as four skilled and familiar faces take on principal roles to continue strengthening and supporting the education of the students. In July, the Nacogdoches school district announced that four campuses, including the high school, will be under the leadership of new principals this upcoming school year. view article

Corpus Christi Independent School District has announced updated bell schedules for several campuses beginning with the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 11, as the district continues to address an ongoing shortage of school bus drivers. view article

Prairie Lea Independent School District is proud to announce the hiring of Nathan Jimenez as their new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach. Coach Jimenez brings more than 15 years of coaching, athletic leadership, strength and conditioning, and student development experience to Prairie Lea ISD. Throughout his career, he has earned a reputation for building successful athletic programs while emphasizing discipline, accountability, character, and academic excellence. view article

A Keller ISD band director was arrested Wednesday and faces a charge of driving while intoxicated, according to online jail records. The band director, Daniel Bloss, was arrested by Colleyville police and is being held in the Tarrant County Jail, according to online records. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article316530587.html#storylink=cpy view article

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) — Nacogdoches ISD is entering a new era of leadership, as four skilled and familiar faces take on principal roles to continue strengthening and supporting the education of the students.   In July, the Nacogdoches school district announced that four campuses, including the high school, will be under the leadership of new principals this upcoming school year. view article

A middle school student reportedly was 'disgusted and losing sleep' after the teacher messaged him.  Aformer middle school art teacher in Texas has been accused of grooming and having inappropriate relationships with multiple students, according to authorities.  The Irving Police Department confirmed to KDFW-TV that 28-year-old Haley Krista Radabaugh was arrested in May, charged with child grooming. view article

POLLOK — The Central ISD board of trustees approved the hiring of a new principal for its elementary school campus during its monthly meeting Monday evening inside the district’s administrative boardroom.  Lauren Hooper was tapped Monday evening as the new Central Elementary School principal   In other business, Superintendent Justin Risner said in his regular report that he anticipates CISD’s maintenance building to be completed by the beginning of September.   Before the meeting, Central High School accounting coach Chad Nash spoke on his team’s success in the 2025-26 school year.   “I appreciate the opportunity to brag on these kids,” Nash said. “I’m very proud of the culture of success we have built in our UIL academic programs the last few years.”   Christian Hatcher, Abigail Liddle, Annahi Rocha, and Vanessa Sanchez — CHS’ first all-female accounting team — placed third at the 3A UIL state accounting competition, marking the team’s 10th consecutive year placing in the top three at state. view article

A federal court in Austin sentenced a former Austin ISD elementary school teacher to serve 200 months in prison in connection with the possession of child pornography. After serving his prison term, 51-year-old Carl David Innmon will be placed on 10 years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. view article

Aoy Elementary School has a new principal who is brings more than two decades of experience at virtually all levels of public education. El Paso Independent School District announced that Iris Jiménez as the new principal for Aoy Elementary for the 2026-27 school year. view article

ABILENE, Texas — A former Abilene ISD band director is facing a federal charge accusing him of possessing child pornography involving a child younger than 12, according to court documents filed earlier this week.Federal court records identify the defendant as Lance Carl Mosley, who is charged with possession of child pornography involving a child under the age of 12. view article

Superintendent Matias Segura — and other high-ranking employees in the superintendent’s office — were among the highest-paid employees in the Austin Independent School District in the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to public records.  Segura is also the second-highest-paid superintendent in the Austin area, according to an analysis of regional superintendent contracts. Last school year, he earned a few thousand dollars less than the Lake Travis ISD superintendent, who oversees a smaller district with around 11,000 students compared to Austin ISD’s 69,000. Chief of Staff LaKesha Drinks, the second-highest-paid AISD employee in the 2025-26 fiscal year, earned about $150,000 less than Segura. Drinks has been with the district for two decades, previously serving as the principal at Guerrero Thompson Elementary and later the executive director of school leadership, where she supervised and evaluated all principals in the district. view article

Coach Nick Herrmann was sentenced to 218 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 17-year-old student.   A former wrestling champ-turned-coach in the Amarillo Independent School District was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 17-year-old female student he groomed for months through thousands of text messages.  Nicholas Jade “Nick” Herrmann, 32, was an assistant boys’ wrestling coach at Tascosa High School in Amarillo ISD when he was first arrested in January 2025 on a state felony charge of improper relationship between educator and student.   Herrmann was allowed to resign when the accusations surfaced.   Both Herrmann and the student initially denied the allegations. But investigators found evidence that from February 2024 through January 2025, the coach exchanged more than 4,000 text messages with the girl and eventually enticed her into having sex with him.   The federal government charged Herrmann with enticement of a minor in May 2025. The law defines “minor” as under the age of 18 years.  In January 2026, Herrmann pleaded guilty to the federal charge. view article

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Canutillo Independent School District has appointed Erika Pasieczny, Ph.D, as principal of Alderete Middle School and Veronica Cervantes as principal of Davenport Elementary School. Pasieczny most recently served as principal of Wiggs Middle School in El Paso ISD and previously led Ascher Silberstein Elementary School in Dallas ISD. Cervantes joins Canutillo ISD after serving as an assistant principal in El Paso ISD and has more than 25 years of experience in education as a teacher, instructional specialist and campus leader. view article

Officers arrested 64-year-old Paul Campbell after a student reported inappropriate physical contact while at Brinker Elementary, where Campbell was a teacher. Plano PD said Campbell is being held in the Plano City Jail. view article

More details about the arrest of a Plano Independent School District teacher on charges of sexual abuse against a child under the age of were revealed in court documents provided to WFAA. Paul Campbell, 64, was arrested and jailed on Wednesday, July 8, after an 8-year-old student reported the abuse to school officials. view article

Faculty groups sued Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the university system’s regents Wednesday, asking a federal judge in El Paso to block classroom restrictions they say have censored professors who teach about race, gender identity and sexual orientation and intentionally discriminated against Black faculty.  The lawsuit, brought by the Texas American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers and the national American Association of University Professors, challenges two memos Creighton issued after becoming chancellor last year. view article

Plano ISD said it is cooperating with police and have begun action related to Paul Campbell's employment after his arrest on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child. view article

A longtime Plano ISD teacher is facing a child sexual abuse charge after being arrested Wednesday, according to Plano police. Paul Campbell, who taught at Brinker Elementary School for at least two decades, was booked into the Plano City Jail on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child. view article

With only weeks left before students return to class, the El Paso Independent School District board has approved another round of staff reductions as the district works to recover from a budget crisis. The school board voted to approve the termination of several positions across more than a dozen campuses after the district declared a financial exigency last month. view article

Killeen Independent School District on Monday announced the selection of three new campus principals for the 2026-2027 school year, continuing the district's commitment to placing strong leaders where they can have the greatest impact on students, staff and school communities. The appointments reflect a strategic focus on student achievement, experienced instructional leaders, and strong partnerships with families. Each leader brings a proven record of helping students succeed, developing teachers and building positive campus cultures. view article

Haley Radabaugh is accused of sexually grooming middle school students in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.   A now-former teacher in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District faces a new felony charge following her earlier arrest for sexually grooming a 14-year-old student.   Haley Krista Radabaugh, 28, was an art teacher at Barbara Bush Middle School in Carrollton-Farmers ISD when she was first arrested in May and charged with child grooming, a third-degree felony.   She was out of jail on a $25,000 bond when the second charge was filed. view article

The Connally ISD community is mourning the loss of former Connally High School Assistant Principal Derek Oden. Shared in a heartfelt social media post on Facebook, the district recognized the impact Oden had on those around him and Connally ISD. Oden served others throughout his life. He joined the U.S. Marines before serving in education for 17 years. Oden was with Connally ISD for one year, but leaves behind a meaningful impact. view article