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After sparring over the attorney general's impeachment, state lawmakers return to Austin next month for a special session focused on school vouchers. It could get messy.
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The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.
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The delay comes as the agency faces a legal challenge to the way it's evaluating school districts.
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The conservative media company and a Republican on the State Board of Education recently claimed its educational materials were now available in Texas even though PragerU is not a state-approved vendor.
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The law requires school districts to automatically enroll fifth graders with high state standardized math test scores in advanced math in middle school. The measure had bipartisan support and sailed through the Texas Legislature.
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Tuesday was the last day for the Texas House to take an initial vote on Senate bills. Legislation to require the Ten Commandments in public schools did not make it to the floor by the midnight deadline.
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State lawmakers vowed to do right by teachers this session, as tens of thousands of educators have left the field in recent years. But the bills that still have a chance of passing include only modest raises that may not keep teachers in the classroom.
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The Texas House Public Education Committee will hold a hearing Monday on legislation to create education savings accounts. The House blocked the committee chair's attempt to hold a vote on Wednesday.
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While there have been incremental salary increases in Texas and the U.S., the president of the National Education Association said, they're not keeping pace with inflation and not enough to address the nationwide teacher shortage.
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House Republican leaders have said the budget tackles some of their priorities, including providing tax relief to homeowners across the state.