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Conroe ISD teachers to get raises thanks to funding approved by Texas lawmakers
Conroe ISD teachers will see a pay boost in September thanks to action by Texas lawmakers, who allocated more than $4 billion ...
Texas State Board of Education approves Native Studies course
The American Indian/Native Studies course will be available for school districts to offer students starting this year.
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Texas education board approves Native Studies course, skirting concerns about state’s K-12 DEI ban
The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as ...
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Texas approves $8.5 billion boost for public schools, raises teacher pay
At the 2025 Texas Legislative Session, House Bill 2 was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. This bill, which was co-authored ...
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Texas’ public ed funding boost brings some relief but erodes districts’ independence, school leaders say
A law providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools lacks the spending flexibility that previously let ...
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The Trump administration delayed over $6 billion in education funding. What does that mean for Texas?
Texas is estimated to be short about $660 million dollars in expected education funding because of this delay.
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Krum ISD teachers getting raises of up to $8,000 for upcoming school year
Krum ISD leaders approved raises, celebrating a bruising Texas legislative session that ended with an $8.5 billion public ...
How three college presidents who are leaving this year helped transform North Texas
Three longtime North Texas university leaders are stepping down this summer. During their tenures, they bolstered the ...
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Hear from San Antonio education leaders on the 89th Legislature
The 89th Texas Legislative Session brought sweeping changes to public education from major funding increases to the launch of ...
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Austin education in focus: Unpacking the impact of the 89th Legislative Session
The 89th Texas Legislative Session brought sweeping changes to public education from major funding increases to the launch of ...
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Former EPISD special ed teacher charged with six counts of injury to a child
On June 26, Rachael Lucas, was arrested and charged with six charges of bodily injury to a child. Lucas is a former special ...
GISD teachers to see $5K salary increase in the fall
During the last week of classes in May, some of ISD’s highest-performing teachers learned the good news that they would receive a few extra thousand dollars this coming school year, courtesy of the ...