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 ...
Debate of Texas teacher pay & student allotment
A Texas Senate bill that would increase pay for teachers in public and open-enrollment charter schools breezed through after ...
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 ...
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% ...
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Carthage teacher under investigation in Texas teacher cheating scheme
CARTHAGE, Texas – KTBS 3 Investigates has learned that another East Texas teacher has been identified in an ongoing Texas teacher cheating scandal. Carthage High School assistant football coach ...
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Texas education: TEA commissioner speaks to committee about funding
TEA commissioner Mike Morath began his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee with a simple statement. "There is ...
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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 ...
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Texas high school teacher, 35, accused of having sex with male student
A Texas high school teacher accused of having sex with a male student turned herself in to police this week — one year after she was indicted and a warrant was issued for her arrest, according ...