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Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding
Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for ...
Texas representative calls for increased oversight of TEA spending
A Democrat from the Texas House is siding with Republican parents and public education advocates to highlight state education ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
The mass layoffs, which halved the U.S. Education Department's workforce, resulted in dozens of Texas-based employees to lose ...
Parents and students voice opinions on banning cell phones in Texas schools
Texas lawmakers will decide this spring whether to join the handful of states banning cell phones in public school districts ...
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Texas House bill would prohibit cellphone use in K-12 schools
Amarillo, said prohibiting students from using cellphones throughout the school day would help improve academic outcomes, ...
Will U.S. Education Department staff cuts limit options for kids with disabilities?
Texas has more than 600 open investigations into alleged improper restraint, harassment, denial of benefits and other ...
Committee leaves ‘school choice’ bill as pending, did not vote to send legislation to Texas House
On Tuesday morning, the Texas House Committee on Public Education are meeting in front of a dozens of public education ...
Texas child advocates: English-learning students left vulnerable in wake of DOE layoffs
Statewide and national child advocates are sounding the alarm on impacts to emergent bilingual students, one group among many who have been left with less academic support and resources after mass ...