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 ...
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 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 approves across-the-board pay raises for teachers
Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, the author of SB 26 ... In 2024, the average pay for Texas teachers was $62,500, with those in ...
Despite legislative ban, Texas public universities still implementing DEI policies
Despite a state legislative ban, Texas public universities are still implementing so-called diversity, equity and inclusion ...
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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 ...
More DEI related legislation ahead of filing deadline, what’s the likelihood of bills becoming laws in Texas?
More Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) related legislation is being filed during the 89th Texas Legislative Session, ...
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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 ...
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.
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Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Following the bill filing Monday, Erin Daly Wilson, the communications director for Creighton’s office, told The Texas ...
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Texas senators threaten no new university funding until schools fully comply with DEI ban
Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt put university ... prove they're following the "letter and spirit" of the law. Texas university systems are required to submit reports asserting their ...