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Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding
Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for ...
How U.S. Department of Education cuts could impact Houston schools
On Wednesday, mass layoffs in the U.S. Department of Education went into effect, affecting Texas-based employees and ...
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
Greg Abbott cites debunked claim that public schools catered to ‘furries’ in latest voucher push
The governor's remarks seemed to call back unfounded rumors that public schools across the country were catering to students ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
The mass layoffs, which halved the U.S. Education Department's workforce, resulted in dozens of Texas-based employees to lose ...
Community Impact2h
Texas Senate approves bills aimed at promoting healthy eating
The Texas Senate passed two bills March 12 that would regulate the use of certain food additives in public schools and stores ...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
Community Impact5d
House lawmakers, Texans debate education savings account proposal for 20+ hours
House Bill 3 would create state-run education savings accounts, which families could use to pay for private school tuition ...
Committee leaves ‘school choice’ bill as pending, did not vote to send legislation to Texas House
On Tuesday morning, the Texas House Committee on Public Education are meeting in front of a dozens of public education ...
Opinion
Texas needs to get more teachers certified and ready for the classroom
Buried in Texas House Bill 2 are a few measures that could help get more certified teachers into Texas classrooms.