AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Senate panel advanced a bill on Thursday that would give Texas teachers raises. State Sen. Brandon ...

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

Texas House Bill 3 introduces private school vouchers, stirring debate about educational funding and school choice.

Lamar Consolidated ISD students scored higher overall on standardized test scores for the 2023-24 school year compared to ...

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The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...

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

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

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

The Texas Senate Education Committee is set to hear comments on a bill that would increase teacher pay. The bill would create ...