With push from Dallas Cowboys, flag football will be organized sport for Austin girls
A handful of school districts in Texas will play organized flag football for girls this spring. That includes 13 schools in ...
Texas educators say proposed increases for school funding, teacher pay are inadequate
House Bill 2 is a top priority for the Texas House. Lawmakers expect the school funding bill to receive committee approval ...
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Austin-area school districts face growing financial strain
As the 89th legislative session progresses, school districts across Texas are navigating uncertainty regarding state funding ...
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
Here are the Central Texas school districts that qualify for 'herd immunity' for the measles
KVUE compared the CDC's metric for "herd immunity" to the kindergarten vaccination rates for local public school districts ...
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Retired SASD teacher returns to the classroom to share her newest chapter
One special guest brought more than just a story to read to a class, however; this guest shared warm hello’s with former students and read a book inspired by life on her family’s small farm to ...
Greg Abbott cites debunked claim that public schools catered to ‘furries’ in latest voucher push
The governor's remarks seemed to call back unfounded rumors that public schools across the country were catering to students ...
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Texas educators say proposed increases for school funding, teacher pay are inadequate
AUSTIN — At a Thursday hearing at the Capitol ... the increase falls short of meeting the needs of the state’s school districts. HB 2’s proposed pay raises for teachers also were panned ...
April election: Springfield school board candidates address academic performance and more
All seven school board seats were up for election in 2023. Because terms are staggered, three seats, all for four-year terms, ...
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Debate on House’s school voucher bill centers on a question: Should wealthy Texans be included?
In a hearing on House Bill 3, Republicans argued the program should be open to all students while Democrats criticized ...
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Austin school district enacts spending, hiring freezes amid growing $110M budget deficit
Like many other districts across Texas, Austin is clawing its way out of a ... If the district does nothing to reduce the deficit this school year, it could start to run into cash flow issues ...
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Legislature considers paying much more for school safety in Texas
The 2023 law, House Bill 3, increased that annual safety allotment to $10 per student and $15,000 per school in a district.