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Here are winners and losers in the Texas Legislature's school funding plan
The $7.8 billion school funding bill proposed by the Texas Senate and agreed to by the governor and House speaker is the ...
Bills aimed at bolstering Texas’ workforce education advance
A statewide high school advising program would be established and overseen by the Texas Education Agency to work with ...
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It’s not just about vouchers and school funding. Here are other Texas public education bills you should track.
Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the ...
DEI in public education: Texas House committee considers ban in K-12 schools
House lawmakers considered a bill that would expand a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in Texas universities ...
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After immigration crackdown, international students in Texas self-censor to protect their education
Students told the Tribune they have deleted social media accounts, socialize less and steer clear of charged topics to avoid ...
Texas’ workforce depends on community colleges. Legislature can build on success
The performance-based funding model is working for community colleges, but they need additional funding for long-term success ...
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Clock is ticking for Texas lawmakers to settle on $8 billion public school funding package
Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public ...
Texas Gov. Abbott signs school vouchers into law. What we know about the school choice bill
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on May 3 signed a school choice bill into law, allocating $1 billion for about 100,000 ...
Opinion
Yes, STAAR is awful. No, it’s not the root problem in Texas education.
Legislation from the Texas House to scrap onerous STAAR testing is promising, but lawmakers continue to ignore core ways to improve public education.
Texas Senate unveils public school funding plan with major differences from House version
With just over two weeks left in the legislative session, Texas senators have introduced their version of the sweeping public ...
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Texas Senate committee debates nearly $8B public school funding bill
The bill would provide nearly $8 billion for the Texas public education system. AUSTIN - A Texas Senate committee will take up the largest public school funding bill in state history on Thursday.