Texas may expand a program that rewards high-performing teachers with Teacher Incentive Allotment
The Teacher Incentive Allotment would be expanded in both senate and house bills. Will that help attract and retain teachers ...
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Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding
Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for ...
Will U.S. Education Department staff cuts limit options for kids with disabilities?
Texas has more than 600 open investigations into alleged improper restraint, harassment, denial of benefits and other ...
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
The mass layoffs, which halved the U.S. Education Department's workforce, resulted in dozens of Texas-based employees to lose ...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
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Texas Senate approves bills aimed at promoting healthy eating
The Texas Senate passed two bills March 12 that would regulate the use of certain food additives in public schools and stores ...
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 ...
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Texas Governor Abbott Orders TEA Probe into Bellaire High School Over Allegations of Socially Transitioning Student Without Parental Consent
Gov. Abbott orders TEA to investigate Bellaire High School over claims of a student being "socially transitioned" without ...
What does the U.S. Department of Education do for Texas students?
Billions of dollars flow to Texas from the U.S. Department of Education — from school funding to college financial aid.