In-Depth: Hurricane Harvey and its Cost to Public Education
AUSTIN, TX – The House Appropriations Subcommittee (S/C) on Article III held a meeting Wednesday, February 20th to listen to testimony on House Budget...
Senate Teacher Pay Bill Passes out of Contentious Committee Hearing
(From left to right: John Whitmire, Jane Nelson, Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa)
Monday morning, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed an amended committee substitute of Senate...
Will Texas finally fund full-day Pre-K?
As newly elected and veteran Texas lawmakers prepare for the upcoming 86th legislative session in Austin, parents and educators will be eager to see...
House Democratic Caucus Announces School Finance Plan
(Pictured from left to right, back: Celia Israel, Ramon Romero, Julie Johnson; front: Mary Gonzalez, Chris Turner, Gina Hinojosa, Alma Allen)
AUSTIN, TX – The...
Education Advocates Testify on School Finance Commission Recommendations
Last week, the House Public Education Committee held two meetings to hear testimony from many stakeholders and advocates on recommendations from the Texas Commission...
First House Public Education Committee Hearing Recap
(Pictured: Mike Morath)
AUSTIN, TX - The Texas House of Representatives Public Education Committee held the first hearing of the 86th Regular Session on Wednesday,...
Texas Teachers Deserve A Livable Wage
Instead of supporting Texas teachers and their vitally important job, state officials have been removing resources from classrooms and shortchanging educators’ pay. Many teachers today are forced to work multiple jobs, just to earn a living.
The Least of These – Texas has failed a generation of special education students
In Texas’ federal grant application earlier this year, the Texas Education Agency admitted it spent $41.6 million less in 2017 than it did in 2016 on special education programs, and how the state was in need of an additional $20 million in special education funding.
710 people cast a ballot in the first day of early voting for State...
A total of 710 people voted on the first day of early voting in the special election to succeed Sylvia Garcia as the Texas State Senator for District 6. Early voting continues through Friday, December 7. Election Day is Tuesday, December 11.
Another guilty plea in Dallas school bus scandal
Larry Duncan, the former board president of the former Dallas school bus agency, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of tax evasion related to a bribery scandal, according to news reports.
