Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public ...
Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New ...
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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 ...
ICE moving a series of detainees from rural Minnesota to Texas jail
A Venezuelan national was approaching the courthouse in Faribault for a hearing on his pending criminal case on Jan. 28 when ICE agents arrested him. Immigration authorities brought the man, Hernando ...
Texas teachers could see pay raises under new Senate proposal
AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that would give Texas teachers raises was filed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday. State Sen. Brandon ...
Proposal to give Texas teachers a pay raise moves another step closer
SB 26 expands the Teacher Inventive Allotment (TIA) a merit-based pay program that gives bonuses to top-performing teachers ...
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 ...
Lawmakers consider bill raising Texas teacher pay with biggest boost for small districts
The proposal comes as public school teachers in Texas are leaving the profession in droves and many districts are trying to ...
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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 ...
In Texas, inflation-adjusted state, local public school funding lower than 2011 | Analysis
As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...
Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.
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Texas Senate passes school voucher bill: 'Largest launch in American history'
The Senate's move also shifts the ball to the court of the Texas House, where two years ago a coalition of rural Republicans ... and we will,” said Creighton, a Conroe Republican who chairs ...