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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 ...
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 ...
What does the U.S. Department of Education do for Texas students?
Billions of dollars flow to Texas from the U.S. Department of Education — from school funding to college financial aid.
Here's what UT, Texas A&M said about funding, DEI-ban in first House education hearing
House Higher Education Committee chair says university research and workforce are priorities. Expanding DEI ban not crucial ...
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 ...
Here's how special education could change in Texas under a private school voucher program
Texas lawmakers want to give special education students larger vouchers. What if private schools run out of space or refuse ...
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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 ...
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Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency
a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency, responsible for overseeing public education in the state, and redistribute its authority to the State Board of Education ...