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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 leave public schools.

KXAN · 1h

Texas Senate discusses pay raises for teachers

The Texas Senate has proposed a bill that would allocate 80% of new teacher pay funds towards across-the-board raises and 20% towards bonuses, including expanding the Teacher Incentive Allotment

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1h

Bill to raise pay for Texas teachers advances in Senate; committee vote is unanimous

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill to the full Senate for a

Texas, House Bill and school voucher

Houston Chronicle · 7h

Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill

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.

San Antonio Express News on M… · 1h

The Texas House and Senate have dueling school voucher bills. Here are the big differences

Texas House Republicans on Thursday unveiled their private school voucher plan, aligning with the Senate on some key facets of the priority GOP measure but also pushing for more resources to go to students with disabilities and assurances that public education dollars would be tied to future voucher investments.

Axios on MSN · 11h

Texas lawmakers look to pass school vouchers, boost school funding

Education is a major focus of the Texas Legislature this year, from teacher pay and training to tuition support for private education and homeschooling. Why it matters: Republican lawmakers' approach to education could harm public schools even as the legislators look to direct more money toward classrooms.

16hOpinion

De Vinck: School choice is not the solution. We need to teach reading

It is a mistake to hook the future of the Texan educational system to the idea of school choice. All schools in Texas, and in ...

People7d

Texas Teacher Accused of Sex with Male Student After Allegedly Texting Him to Meet Up: Authorities

Molly Colleen Spears, 35, faces two to 20 years in prison if convicted Chambers County Sheriff's Office A Texas high school teacher is accused of having sex with a male student in 2023 ...

USA Today17d

Reliance on uncertified teachers in Texas leads to issues, discussion by policy experts

Over half of Texas teachers are not certified by the state. Teacher retention rates are down, particularly among those who did not complete a traditional teaching program. Rural districts are ...

CBS Texas on MSN19h

Rep. Plesa discusses school choice, teacher raises, Congress reimbursing Texas for border security

Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink's full interview with Democratic State Representative Mihaela Plesa. They discuss school ...

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