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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 ...
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What education bills have been discussed this Texas legislative session?
The 89th Texas legislative session has seen the signing of Senate Bill 2, which creates the country's largest school choice ...
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 ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs controversial $1 billion voucher for school choice bill into law
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used ...
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Texas House Republicans poised to scale back legislation that targets state’s universities
The House’s version of the bill would strip it of several controversial provisions, including one that sought to stretch the ...
When will the HISD takeover end? Texas leader says review is coming.
Nearly two years after the Texas Education Agency seized control of Houston ISD, Commissioner Mike Morath says an update on ...
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 ...
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Texas Senate proposal swaps school funding increase for teacher pay boost that favors small districts
Texas school districts’ best chance of seeing a significant increase in per student funding next year now appears unlikely.
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Texas passes virtual education law to strengthen online learning options
More than 3,500 students were enrolled in the state’s Texas Virtual School Network this spring, according to the Texas ...
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‘Culture war’ issues haven’t defined this Texas legislative session — but bills on these issues are still advancing
These so-called culture war issues dominated the legislative session in Texas in 2023. Two years later, some might say that ...
This week in the 89th Texas Legislature: school bus safety, local egg sales, & more
New bills moving through the Texas House could change how local school boards operate, how small farms sell eggs, and what ...