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 ...
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 ...
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Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises based on experience and performance
The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...
Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas
Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...
Pay raises for Texas teachers? Senate committee advances bill to do just that
The bill would also expand an existing program that offers raises to teachers based on how their students perform.
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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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Teacher pay raise bill sails through Texas Senate committee
The BriefThe Texas Senate Education Committee advanced a comprehensive bill that would increase teacher pay.The bill also ...
Socorro ISD votes 3-2 to reduce staff, larger class sizes, fine arts program cuts
The Socorro Independent School District (SISD) has voted to implement staff reductions for the 2025-2026 school year by a 3-2 ...
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Texas Senate bill would give teachers raises based on experience, performance
A Texas Senate bill filed 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 ...
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In Odessa, multiple efforts are underway to help immigrants stay and work
A naturalized citizen, along with other business leaders, are working to create new resources for undocumented people living ...
Her 12-year-old texted her about a school shooting. Police charged her kid with false alarm
Last September, school districts across the state dealt with a cascade of threats. At least 17 Central Texas school districts fielded 56 threats in September alone, according to records obtained ...