Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced they have finalized the details of the three bills that will accomplish their top policy goals.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott and other legislative leaders endorsed the sales tax increase, intended to help fund ongoing cuts to school district taxes. But it has been effectively killed this session.
Posted on · The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.
Posted on · The Senate Education Committee approved the bill in a hurried meeting Wednesday morning. The full Senate is now expected to vote on the legislation Friday.
Posted on · The state's Big Three unveiled the proposal in a joint statement. The idea would need approval from two thirds of the House and Senate and a majority of Texas voters.
Posted on · The legislation would increase per-student funding, mandate $1,850 teacher pay raises and reduce "Robin Hood" payments made by wealthy districts.
Posted on · The state indicated in previous communications with the federal government that a fix would be made by this January.
Posted on · The Senate is proposing $5,000 raises for each teacher and librarian. The House is calling for raising minimum salaries and increasing benefits.
Posted on · The proposal faces an uphill climb in the lower chamber, with House Speaker Dennis Bonnen saying he prefers to give school districts flexibility on addressing teacher pay.
Posted on · The bill, which would cost $3.9 billion, received unanimous support from the Senate Finance Committee.
Posted on · The leaders of both legislative chambers say they will be united this year — even if cities and counties push back — and that local officials should come to Austin with solutions in hand if they don't like new proposals.
Posted on · The Texas Commission on Public School Finance — created last year to scrutinize the way the state funds K-12 education — finalized a report that includes more than 30 recommended improvements.
Posted on · The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract.
Posted on · A Trump administration official told Education Week that Texas first raised the possibility of using federal grants for that purpose
Posted on · With a week to go before the state releases the first official grades for school districts, school superintendents have already begun their campaign against the system.