Is a family earning $156,000 poor? It is according to this Texas voucher bill. | Opinion
The Texas House and Senate both have voucher proposals. Brandon Creighton's defines low-income as 500% or below the poverty level.
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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universities’ funding over DEI ban
Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, above ... this year because some of them have not fully complied with the state's DEI ban. (Leila Saidane For The Texas Tribune, Leila Saidane For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter ...
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 absent in budget drafts.
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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. Educators in smaller school districts would receive the largest pay bumps.
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Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban.
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Parental Bill of Rights bill filed in Texas Senate
(The Center Square) – A Texas Parental Bill of Rights measure has been filed in the Texas Senate. It’s part of a series of education bills filed by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who chairs the Senate Education Committee. The bills are legislative priorities of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
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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 rural districts often earning less than their counterparts in urban and suburban schools. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides ...
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 (DEI) policies, state lawmakers have found. Several institutions renamed or relaunched new units under a different name to continue implementing DEI policies,
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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 the neediest children from access.
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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 establish a procedure to file grievances against districts that violate the ban.
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, ahead of the filing deadline on March 14.
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.