Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune
Aliyya Swaby is the public education reporter for The Texas Tribune.
Texas Senate advances bill to shore up teacher pension fund
The Texas Senate unanimously passed legislation Monday that is designed to make the Teacher Retirement System pension fund financially healthy, and give a one-time...
Texas House panel advances school finance bill but removes merit pay provision
The Texas House Public Education Committee unanimously signed off on a comprehensive $9 billion school finance and property tax reform bill Tuesday — but...
Texas Senate unveils its first version of a school finance reform bill
On the night of the deadline to file bills this legislative session, Texas Senate leaders turned in their first crack at legislation designed to...
Gov. Greg Abbott raves about Dallas' teacher incentive pay program. But it's hard to...
DALLAS — When third-grade reading teacher Natasha Boone told her peers she was considering a job at Titche Elementary School, a chronically low-performing school...
