House Sends Ten Commandments Bill Back to Committee
During floor debate on Wednesday, the Texas House recommitted a Senate Ten Commandments mandate to the House...
Teacher raises and all-day pre-K: Here's what's in the Texas Legislature's landmark school finance...
After weeks of tough negotiations, lawmakers have come up with a final deal on how to increase public education funding and cut school district...
TEA Releases Guidelines for 2020-2021 School Year
The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday its guidelines for students to have a safe return to school — news every parent has been waiting...
Despite Some New Special Education Funding in Texas, Many Issues Remain
The status of special education funding in Texas is still undecided, even as the 86th session of the Texas Legislature comes to a close...
Texas Can Use Federal Stimulus Funds to Expand Broadband
As Texas public school leaders work through a variety of issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, one issue that seems to impact almost all...
Vouchers Benefit the Wealthy, Oklahoma Shows
A recent investigation by KFOR Oklahoma News shows that a third of the money spent on their voucher system goes to families making over...
Texas Senate Considers Public School Finance, Past, Present, and Future
During the Senate Finance Committee’s first budget hearing for public education of the new legislative session Monday, committee members openly discussed the possibility of...
Abbott Fully Supports School Vouchers In Texas… Or Does He?
On Monday evening, as many Texans were still finishing their dinners, Governor Greg Abbott tweeted his full-throated support of private school vouchers – something...
Texas Legislators Heed Gov. Abbott's Call to Fund All-day Pre-K
Fully funded all-day pre-kindergarten is now a reality in Texas.
Two-years after Governor Greg Abbott called for a high-quality pre-K program in Texas, state...
School Finance Bill in Tense Standoff at Capitol
The fates of Texas school funding and an unpopular voucher program are currently at a standstill in the Texas capital.
Currently, the Senate has House...
