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Texas Senate school finance plan slashes per-student bump, outlines teacher pay raises
Stark differences have emerged between the House and Senate school funding plans. The Senate incorporated numerous of its ...
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Texas Senate panel unveils amended version of $8B school finance proposal
State senators unveiled their version of House Bill 2 on May 15. The amended bill, which differs substantially from what ...
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Texas Senate proposal swaps school funding increase for teacher pay boost that favors small districts
Texas school districts’ best chance of seeing a significant increase in per student funding next year now appears unlikely.
Local superintendents urge caution as Senate education committee hears substitute for House Bill 2
The hearing comes three weeks after the House passed its version of the bill, but disagreements remain about how the ...
5 things to watch as Texas Legislative session nears end
This session’s centerpiece legislation is the plan to allocate $1 billion annually that families can use to help pay for ...
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Texas Senate counters House Bill 2 with revised public-education funding bill; basic allotment lower than House’s
Texas House Bill 2, which promised to increase public school funding for all public-school districts, is now being countered with the Texas Senate’s own version of the bill. The Senate’s ...