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Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises
A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a state program that offers raises to instructors based on student performance and allow educators to enroll their children in pre-K free of charge.
Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas
Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a bump of up to $10,000.
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money should families get through the program.
Texas Senate discusses pay raises for teachers
Read more For the first time since Gov. Greg Abbott declared raising teacher pay an emergency item, the Senate laid out exactly what new teacher pay guidelines would look like.
Texas Senate committee advances bill that would give teachers $4B pay raise
Senate Bill 26 would provide raises of $5,000 to $10,000 for teachers in smaller districts, depending on years of experience. Teachers in larger districts would see increases of $2,500 to $5,500.
Bill increasing teacher pay gets buy-in from Texas Senate committee
Among a litany of education-related bills filed this year, elected officials in the state have made raising teacher pay a priority for the legislative session.
Proposal to give Texas teachers a pay raise moves another step closer
"This is not the reason why teachers went into the profession, but they need support," Creighton said. "They need an orderly classroom environment so that they can shine with thei
Texas Senate bill would criminalize making, owning hemp-based products containing THC
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican, has made banning all non-medicinal THC products a priority for the Texas Senate.
Texas lawmakers introduce bill to limit scholarships to international student-athletes
Here are the details of a bill quietly introduced in the Texas legislature that targets student-athletes that aren't U.S.
Texas’ New Ban The Box Bill: What Employers Need To Know About HB 2466
HB 2466 could change when employers ask about criminal history—but key details remain unclear. Find out what’s at stake, ...
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Historic $5 Billion Texas Bill Proposes Major Teacher Salary Increase and Free Pre-K for Educators' Kids
Texas is advancing SB 26, a bill proposing significant teacher salary raises and free pre-K for educators' children, aiming ...
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Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill
House Bill 4, by State Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school ...
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Texas lawmaker files bill to ban medical research on corpses without consent
The bill comes after an NBC investigation found that the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth obtained hundreds of ...
Texas Longhorns DT Bill Norton Confirms Departure for 2025
Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Bill Norton created a bit of buzz on social media Wednesday when he posted a highlight reel ...
Proposed bill would create Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Texas may soon allow state money to be invested in cryptocurrency. State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, filed SB 21, ...
Texas House Speaker confident in school choice bill passage
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is confident that school choice legislation will pass, citing support from prominent ...