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 ...
See why Flour Bluff teacher was chosen as H-E-B award finalist
Every year, H-E-B collects nominations from communities across Texas, selecting a total of 50 finalists from the teachers, principals and school counselors, as well as eight school districts, five ...
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Sam Houston State University to Open New College for AI, IT
A public research university in Huntsville, Texas, will open a new college this fall offering certificates in the paralegal studies program, practical AI and intelligent automation, and computer ...
San Antonio school worker allegedly says parents are ‘who creates all the problems,’ in video posted on X
A video posted on X shows a school worker saying that it is parents who are the problem creators when it comes to biological ...
Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises
A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a ...
Here's how much Texas teachers would get paid if a new raise is passed
The bill would also expand an existing program that offers raises to teachers based on how their students perform.
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Texas Senate panel OKs bill to raise teacher pay based on experience, performance
Under the roughly $5 billion proposal, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in ...
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Historic $5 Billion Texas Bill Proposes Major Teacher Salary Increase and Free Pre-K for Educators' Kids
Texas is advancing SB 26, a bill proposing significant teacher salary raises and free pre-K for educators' children, aiming ...
‘Texas Two-Step’: A look at how House Bills 2 and 3 will fund traditional public schools and voucher program
School choice has already passed in the Senate, but now two bills that go hand in hand with school choice have been filed in the House on February 20th.
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SFA among 13 programs selected for computer science initiative
Stephen F. Austin State University’s JacksTeach is among 13 programs in the state selected for the Texas Computer Science Pipeline initiative, designed to increase the number of teachers certified to ...