An agenda driven by conservative priorities, schools’ financial duress and teacher needs led to an $8.5 billion boost, new ...

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House Bill 2 will increase funding for educator and support staff salaries, special education, school safety and more. Gov.

The voucher program Abbott signed into law comes with a $1 billion budget and will serve an estimated 100,000 students in its ...

Critics say the change would obscure whether Texas students have ... and was referred to the House Education Committee. Lawmakers are also considering increasing funding for school safety.

The legislation includes new pots of money for teacher raises and other school costs like insurance and transportation.

Brad Buckley, the Salado Republican who chairs the House Public Education Committee, told The Texas Tribune ... toward the changes, as well as the timeline to implement the new funding model.

STAAR testing ends, school vouchers rise, and public schools face funding challenges and accountability questions.

Senate Bill 1568 allows the Department of State Health Services to diversify plate design options to boost public interest ...

As lawmakers begin crafting the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Education ...