Is it time for Texas teacher pay raises?
The Republican state leader named raising teacher pay one of seven emergency items for this legislative session.
Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address
Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities
Local school districts chime in after Gov. Abbott's pushes school choice and teacher pay raise
Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, a math teacher and football coach, was one of four people shot to death at Apalachee High School in September as he tried to protect his students. Aspinall and his wife Rita were in the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Monday to support proposals put forward by the state House speaker,
Abbott sticks by school choice plan without blanket increase in money for Texas schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher program, and he resisted calls to join the plan with blanket increases in public school funding.
Texas teachers await potential pay raise as Abbott prioritizes salaries in state address
After years of waiting, Texas public school teachers may finally be getting a pay raise.In his annual “State of the State Address,” Governor Greg
Abbott vows pay raises for teachers and more property tax relief
Gov. Greg Abbott's speech sets a broad agenda for the Legislature, including a nuclear renaissance and a Texas Cyber Command.
'My mouth just dropped' | Texas school district investigates video of a student slapping middle school teacher who is now on administrative leave
I just feel like they're both wrong because I don't think a child should put their hands on an adult,” LaShay Hollie said.
Texas Students Skip School En Masse to Protest State Takeover
Some 3,000 students reportedly stayed home to protest the state's takeover of the Houston Independent School District.
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 ...
'It could be totally dismantled' | Retired educator voices concerns for Teacher Retirement System of Texas if Senate Bill 2 is approved
The actuarial analysis for Texas SB2 found that even a small decrease in the number of people paying into the TRS could make ...
Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...
Texas teacher invites ICE to raid his school: ‘I have many students who don’t even speak English’
Two-thirds of Fort Worth public school students are Hispanic and more than one in three students is learning English as a ...
Survey: Majority of Texas K-12 teachers consider leaving classroom amid burnout crisis
A recent survey from the Texas American Federation of Teachers found that most teachers in the state have considered leaving ...
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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...
Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a Republican-backed bill that ...
Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts
The Senate passed different versions of the bill several times last session, but it's died in the House each time.
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The Power of the Arts in Texas: New Report Quantifies Impact of the Arts on Education, Health, and Economy
The Texas Cultural Trust (TXCT), a nonprofit that supports the arts and artistic excellence, announced key findings from ...