What will teacher pay raises look like in Texas?
Gov. Abbott said Texas needs to raise teacher salaries to an "all-time high," but he did not specify what that could look like. State lawmakers offer their own ideas on how much it could cost, and what it would look like.
Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address
Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities
Abbott vows pay raises for teachers and more property tax relief
Gov. Greg Abbott's speech sets a broad agenda for the Legislature, including a nuclear renaissance and a Texas Cyber Command.
Abbott makes school vouchers, teacher pay raises a priority for legislators
The Texas governor is making school vouchers, teacher pay raises, and career training priorities this legislative session. This week, the Texas Senate will likely pass SB2 – the school voucher bill. There's also a plan in the Senate to allocate $5 billion to public schools for teacher pay raises.
Texans May Get Billions in Tax Relief, Pay Raises
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for billions of dollars in property tax relief and teacher pay raises. Outlining his new legislative agenda, Abbott called for a raft of changes, many of which he deemed emergency items,
Gov. Greg Abbott lays out his agenda for Texas with emphasis on vouchers, water and property taxes
Abbott touted Texas’ strong economy in his State of the State address Sunday, also laying out a list of priorities he wants Texas lawmakers to focus on in the months ahead. These include creating a school voucher-like program and lowering Texans’ property taxes.
More money for Texas teachers? Here's what Gov. Greg Abbott is saying.
In Texas Governor Greg Abbott's State of the State, he fast-tracked a bill for a vote to fund school choice and raise teacher ...
Reliance on uncertified teachers in Texas leads to issues, discussion by policy experts
Here's how West Texas educational leaders are working to combat Texas' growing reliance on uncertified teachers in public ...
What do Trump’s education orders mean for Texas students and teachers?
President Donald Trump’s sweeping education orders could embolden Texas efforts to reshape the way millions of children learn ...
Survey: Majority of Texas K-12 teachers consider leaving classroom amid burnout crisis
A recent survey from the Texas American Federation of Teachers found that most teachers in the state have considered leaving ...
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Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’
Abbott referenced the legislature’s 2023 property tax relief cuts in his speech, while outlining plans for $10 billion in new ...
How the rise of uncertified Texas teachers could hinder educator misconduct investigations
Emerging research points to the problems this can create for children. A study by Texas Tech University’s Jacob Kirksey found ...
Texas teacher invites ICE to raid his school: ‘I have many students who don’t even speak English’
Two-thirds of Fort Worth public school students are Hispanic and more than one in three students is learning English as a ...
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Here’s what tax dollars will fund with the Texas school voucher bill
Legislation to create school vouchers in Texas would send taxpayer money to private schools that teach anti-science ideas.
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Answer Key: Trump and Abbott want to ban DEI in schools. What could that mean for Texas?
The Trump administration and Gov. Greg Abbott want to ban DEI in K-12 schools — though there might not be much to eliminate.