Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
It also shuttered its Dallas office, laying off 27 employees; and terminated equal opportunity specialists in Fort Worth, ...
How U.S. Department of Education cuts could impact Houston schools
On Wednesday, mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Education went into effect, affecting Texas-based employees and ...
Committee leaves ‘school choice’ bill as pending, did not vote to send legislation to Texas House
On Tuesday morning, the Texas House Committee on Public Education are meeting in front of a dozens of public education ...
Texas House begins work on bill to use public money for private schooling
The House Public Education Committee is the first stop for a bill that Gov. Greg Abbott has made his top legislative priority ...
Hundreds show up to testify at public hearing for Texas House's Education Savings Account proposal
Under House Bill 3, students in the program would receive funding for private school tuition equal to 85% of the average funding public schools get per student.
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Texas Senate proposes bill to continue virtual schooling for school districts including Conroe ISD
Texas school districts like Conroe ISD would be able to continue its virtual school as part of Senate Bill 569, coauthored by ...
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House Republicans’ bill would let educators suspend Texas’ homeless students more often
House Republicans argue educators need more authority to suspend misbehaving students. Critics fear the bill could harm ...
Texas lawmakers debate funding for teacher raises amid budget gaps
House Bill 2 sets aside $3 billion to increase the basic allotment, the minimum funding get each year per student.