Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from the state and local sources.

A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a state program that offers raises to instructors based on student performance and allow educators to enroll their children in pre-K free of charge.

Children in public schools in Texas could be taking a redesigned standardized test as early as next year under a proposal filed in the House on Thursday.