Uncertified Teacher Texas

STAAR, Texas and House bill

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 slate of bills came amid a tense legislative session in which education is a central theme.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 19h

Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill

The bill would require the state to reduce the test’s length, prioritize post-secondary preparation and launch a revamped version by 2026.

Axios Dallas on MSN · 1d

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.

Texas Senate committee takes up teacher pay raise bill

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

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 bump of up to $10,000.

Houston Public Media · 1d

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 billion bill filed Tuesday in the Legislature seeks to provide across-the-board raises and put more money toward bonuses.

Yahoo · 20h

Texas Senate discusses pay raises for teachers

Hosted on MSN1d

Texas House wants to give public schools $220 more per student

The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking ...

10don MSN

How the rise of uncertified Texas teachers could hinder educator misconduct investigations

Emerging research points to the problems this can create for children. A study by Texas Tech University’s Jacob Kirksey found that students with new uncertified teachers lost the equivalent of about ...

10d

John Jay High School teacher on leave amid statewide certification cheating scandal probe

A Northside Independent School District special education teacher was placed on administrtive leave last weekProsecutors said ...

NBC DFW11d

Texas education commissioner voices teacher pay concerns to panel of lawmakers

Texas spends below average per student in ... "We have a growing number of uncertified teachers. Is it your opinion that we need to work with urgency on that correlation," asked Sen.

Lubbock ISD sends $290 million bond to voters in May 2025 election. Here's what to know

LISD trustees unanimously approved sending a $290 million bond to voters in May. Here is what it will fund, including three ...

88.9 Ketr13d

Texas rural school districts struggle to find certified teachers

Out of data from 40 primarily rural Texas counties, over 80% of their first-time new teacher hires were uncertified.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN10d

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 ...

The Associated Press on MSN10d

With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session

From teacher pay and preparation to special education and DEI, here are issues Texas lawmakers are prioritizing this ...

6don MSN

Texas’ largest teacher prep off probation after years of turmoil

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow made enough progress to have full accreditation, which an educator prep program needs to produce ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results