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House filed legislation Thursday that would increase the amount of funding public schools receive per student by $220, a ...

The bipartisan panel aims to tackle inefficiencies, modernize services, and boost transparency in agencies within the Lone ...

Lawrence Nelson, a 52-year-old with learning disabilities, was determined to become a better reader, completing a course ...

The Texas House has created the Delivery of Government Efficiency (Texas DOGE) Committee, chaired by Rep. Giovanni ...

A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a voucher-style program to funnel public money toward private school tuition. The ...

A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a ...

State Representative Brad Buckley, R – Salado, filed his version of the education savings account (ESA) program along with ...

House’s priority proposal that would let families use public funds for their children’s private schooling diverges from the ...

Children in public schools in Texas could be taking a redesigned standardized test as early as next year under a proposal ...

Under the roughly $5 billion proposal, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in ...

SB 26 expands the Teacher Inventive Allotment (TIA), a merit-based pay program that gives bonuses to top-performing teachers ...