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Texas school voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families but also be open to all students
Neither of the Legislature’s voucher bills require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block ...
Texas senators threaten no new university funding until schools fully comply with DEI ban
The senators' letter to Texas boards of regents comes after requests to restore $400 million in universities funds that are ...
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Texas senators consider ‘parental rights’ bills to end DEI in schools
Bills before a Senate education committee would eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in public K-12 schools and ...
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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.
Texas lawmakers introduce bill to limit scholarships to international student-athletes
Here are the details of a bill quietly introduced in the Texas legislature that targets student-athletes that aren't U.S.
Parental Bill of Rights bill filed in Texas Senate
(The Center Square) – A Texas Parental Bill of Rights measure has been filed in the Texas Senate. It’s part of a series of ...
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 lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and ...
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 ...
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 pending in committee and did not vote to advance any to the Senate floor.
The War on DEI: An in-depth look at the Texas DEI law's impact on college campuses as lawmakers move to expand the legislation
Senate Bill 17 went into effect last year, causing Texas universities to eliminate offices, departments, staff positions.