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Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money should families ...
Texas has shortchanged students with dyslexia for decades. Will a new law fix the broken system?
Texas school districts have until this summer to move students with dyslexia receiving special instruction onto full special ...
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Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill
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The number of Houston students with dyslexia has doubled. Here's how rates compare across Texas.
A Houston Chronicle investigation in 2016 revealed that Texas was illegally barring thousands of children from special education services, triggering unprecedented legislative action. Nearly a decade ...
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Texas House wants to give public schools $220 more per student
The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking ...
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Texas Education Agency replaces superintendent, elected board at South San Antonio ISD
The state intervention followed years of investigations into governance issues, including infighting and gridlock on the ...
Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public ...
Check the numbers: Website tells how much Texas schools will lose if voucher bill passes
Sponsored by Texas democrats, the site shows millions in lost funding for Fort Worth ISD. Considering the source, some ...
Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public ...
Why a lifelong USAID officer, ambassador in Texas warn dismantling the agency is a mistake
The consequences of USAID cuts are going to be “massive,” a retired foreign service officer from Austin said. "People are ...
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Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already ...