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

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

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

A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...

Lakeway, has filed a bill that would ban student cellphones in Texas schools. House Bill 515 follows a nationwide trend.

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

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Texas Rep. Carrie Isaac (R-District 37) introduced a bill earlier this month that would limit school superintendent salaries.

The state intervention followed years of investigations into governance issues, including infighting and gridlock on the ...

The TEA has seen several sweeping reforms since its creation. In 1984, the Texas Legislature passed what is commonly known as House Bill 72. The bill gave teachers a pay raise, revamped public school ...

The Texas House filed priority legislation on Thursday that would allow some families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their ...

Last school year, the average teacher in Texas made thousands of dollars less than teachers in other states. A nearly $5 ...