House Bill 4, by State Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school ...

Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student ...

A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a ...

The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking ...

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...

Conroe ISD leaders have agreed to a trial run with the newly formed advocacy organization Texans for Excellence in Education.

As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...

Sponsored by Texas democrats, the site shows millions in lost funding for Fort Worth ISD. Considering the source, some believe it’s biased. Is it?

The TEA has seen several sweeping reforms since its creation. In 1984, the Texas Legislature passed what is commonly known as House Bill 72. The bill gave teachers a pay raise, revamped public school ...

The state intervention followed years of investigations into governance issues, including infighting and gridlock on the ...

The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money should families ...

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