Texas Senate unanimously passes $4.3 billion teacher pay boost bill
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would invest $4.3 billion over two years in teacher pay increases ...
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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universities’ funding over DEI ban
In a letter, Sens. Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt said they found “numerous” violations of the law, but didn’t ...
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Texas Senate passes bill that would give experienced teachers up to $10K raises
Under Senate Bill 26, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in the classroom.
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Texas Senate debates proposals to purge DEI from public education
Texas Republicans aim to remove diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in all areas of public education from ...
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...
Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas
Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...
Texas Senate approves across-the-board pay raises for teachers
Senators voted 31-0 for Senate Bill 26, sending to the Texas House legislation to give across-the-board raises to educators ...
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Texas Senate approves school funding proposal focused on teacher raises
Teachers with three and five years of experience would qualify for raises under Senate Bill 26. Instructors in smaller school ...
Texas Senate introduces bill to bolster quality of preschool education
Senate Bill 26, proposed by Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe, is a bill designed to provide much-needed relief ...
Texas lawmakers hear hours of testimony on DEI ban in K-12 public schools, library bill
The Senate Education committee left all 11 bills it considered on Thursday as pending in committee, and did not vote to advance any to the Senate floor.