March 9, 2025

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School voucher town hall in Palestine ends with state representatives booed off stage – KLTV

Basically everyone agrees Texas teachers need a raise. The question is how to do it. – Texas Standard

Texas on the Brink: Will school vouchers transform education or create chaos, and a lottery scandal. – Houston Public Media

Will Texas Teachers Finally Get a Real Pay Raise? It’s Complicated. – Dallas Observer

Texas Senate to vote on school vouchers this week – NBC DFW

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes 7 emergency items in 2025 State of the State address – CBS News

Texas Education Commissioner Cites ‘Progress’ Despite Students’ Declining Scores

Lt. Gov. Patrick Reveals His First 25 Priorities for the Senate

Texas Superintendents on the Budget Crisis: “This Is Not Going to End Well”

Should Texas Teachers Really Have to Fundraise for Basic Supplies?

This Innovative Program Proves You Don’t Need Vouchers to Create Real School Choice

Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

Abbott vows pay raises for teachers and more property tax relief – The Texas Tribune

Abbott makes school vouchers, teacher pay raises a priority for legislators – FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

2.10.2025: Trump is watching Texas.

A school voucher program in Texas is more likely than ever. Can lawmakers craft a bill they agree on? – The Texas Tribune

Texas could pass ‘universal school choice’ in 2025 – KXAN.com

Texas may finally pass school choice in 2025 – ABC News

Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says – The Texas Tribune

School voucher issue could impact elections in Houston area, across Texas – Houston Public Media

Billionaires Swoop In to Fund Abbott’s Texas School-Voucher Push – Bloomberg

State budget bill filed in Texas Senate, allocates $1 billion to school choice – The Center Square

US Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation Promoting School Choice

Texas House and Senate Budget Proposals Differ on Tax Relief, Education Funding

Texas lawmakers propose billions for school choice efforts: ‘It’s time’ – KEYE TV CBS Austin

Texas lawmakers propose billions for school choice efforts: ‘No matter their zip code’

Texas House, Senate propose new money for school choice, extra funding for public schools, & more property tax relief – CBS News

School choice, vouchers and the future of Texas education

School choice, vouchers and the future of Texas education – KSAT San Antonio

Why the $4.5 Billion School E-Rate Program Is Headed to the Supreme Court

Texas Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against state GOP chair, lawmaker says

Six San Antonio ISD campuses experienced heating issues as cold snap hit the area

Former Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck drops defamation claims in ongoing lawsuit

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says ‘criticism’ likely contributed to enrollment decline

Houston ISD board votes to sell 17 district properties amidst community opposition

Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding

Private School Choice Will Keep Expanding in 2025. Here’s Where and How

Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans

An education ecosystem is being built in Elon Musk’s image. It starts in Bastrop County.

The Texas Legislature is back. Here’s what we’re watching

Paxton and GOP add pressure before House Speaker vote

Texas lawmaker accuses state GOP chair of ethics violation

Republican Caucus Rifts Mark the Texas House Speaker Race

Ken Paxton Throws Weight Behind Cook For House Speaker 

Inside the battle to be Texas State House Speaker

The number of students with disabilities in Texas public schools—and how that compares to other states

A school voucher program in Texas is more likely than ever. Can lawmakers craft a bill they agree on?

Here’s what public school advocates want to see during the next legislative session

Texas will have a $20B surplus next legislative session, comptroller projects

Rewriting Texas education: why education policy will be a top priority next session

TEA data reveals new details in certification scandal involving at least 50 North Texas educators

CCISD tracking potential federal, state plans for public education

How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous

Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges

Texas education debate heats up as Gov. Abbott pushes for school vouchers

With vouchers likely to pass, Texas educators push for funding — and accountability

Texas education board wants more control over library books | The Texas Tribune

School bonds failed across Texas. What happens now?

Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names private school vouchers as his top legislative priority

Million-dollar teacher cheating scandal’ | District attorney announces 5 people charged

Two Lancaster High School athletes suspended for UIL violations after transferring from Duncanville

Abilene ISD staff placed on leave after alleged comment about students’ menstrual cycles

SAISD attorneys fight record release tied to superintendent’s personal development coach

UIL gives state executive committee power to investigate schools with excessive transfers

More principals left Fort Worth ISD last year than in any year since 2017

Wave of violent threats hit Texas schools

Community divided over Houston ISD’s historic $4.4 billion bond proposal

Cy-Fair ISD’s focus on libraries followed flood of book challenges by two trustees’ inner circles

Evans Middle School cheerleaders suffer first and second degree burns after ‘punishment’ from coach

How a school voucher supporter won in a Texas House district with almost no private schools

Fort Worth ISD school board to consider superintendent contract

6 Cyber Threats for the 2024-25 School Year

Assistant Principal ‘Blinded’ in One Eye After Being Attacked by Student with a Wooden Hanger

Texas School Choice Program Could Cost $2B Annually by 2028

New poll shows less support for $4.4 billion Houston ISD bond than prior survey

DFW school districts advocate for increased pre-K funding ahead of 89th Texas Legislature

Austin ISD, Disability Rights Texas settle lawsuit over special education services backlog

Texas teachers spend more on school supplies than in other states, data shows — are you one of them?

TASB Statement on Remarks Made at TASB Summer Leadership Institute

Fort Worth superintendent says school board breached her contract, email shows

Former Uvalde officer pleads not guilty to criminal charges over delayed mass shooting response

National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas

Texas to Deploy Statewide School Security System

Cost of the Universal ESA Vouchers

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget

Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records

College Station ISD School Board Members Approve Pay Increases By Spending Money From The District’s Savings

Bender named Executive Director of Texas School Coalition

Registering Comments for Upcoming Texas House Public Education Hearing

School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. They blew a hole in Arizona’s budget

The hidden impact of underfunding on Central Texas school districts

Marlin ISD was failing. Now this superintendent is changing trajectories

How Public Schools in Texas are Funded

Generative Artificial Intelligence May Help Teachers. Does It Work for Students?

UNT Dallas partners with Dallas ISD for first-ever paid teacher residency program

Hays CISD officials warn of fentanyl dangers while kids are out of school

Say a prayer for Texas’ public schools

Out-of-state donors bet big on Texas politics

Texas school districts lose $300 million in federal special education funding

Texas public schools prepare for no increase in funding as voucher stalemate continues

Inaccessible private schools or underfunded public schools: Texas’ disabled students have few options with no change in sight

The Truth about Education Savings Accounts in Florida

Governor Greg Abbott on Education Savings Accounts

Former Plano private school teacher accused of grooming student

Parents spent $700K in school voucher money on beauty supplies, apparel; attempted cash withdrawals

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