Proposal to give Texas teachers a pay raise moves another step closer
SB 26 expands the Teacher Inventive Allotment (TIA), a merit-based pay program that gives bonuses to top-performing teachers ...
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Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency
a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency, responsible for overseeing public education in the ...
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New Texas teacher pay bill proposes increasing certain salaries by as much as $10,000
Last school year, the average teacher in Texas made thousands of dollars less than teachers in other states. A nearly $5 ...
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Texas Teacher Retirement System leader says Senate voucher proposal would not harm retirement funds
A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...
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Texas Education Agency replaces superintendent, elected board at South San Antonio ISD
The state intervention followed years of investigations into governance issues, including infighting and gridlock on the ...
Texas parents push back on school vouchers, demand public funding
The Texas Senate’s voucher program would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school education. “A public school gets just over $6,000 for a public school student so that just doesn’t even ...
Scaling back STAAR, boosting public school funding and teacher quality focus of Texas bills
A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a voucher-style program to funnel public money toward private school tuition. The ...
Texas House bill would ban cellphones in schools: 'Kids are facing a mental health crisis'
Lakeway, has filed a bill that would ban student cellphones in Texas schools. House Bill 515 follows a nationwide trend.