Topic: Legislature
Shining a Spotlight on School Counselors
Read MoreSenate Finance Committee Discuss Educator Raises, COLA, Community College Funding
Read MoreSpeaker Dade Phelan Announces House Committee Assignments
Read More88th Texas Legislature: Good Bills of the Week
HB 1974 and SB 764 by Rep. Caroline Harris (R-Round Rock) and Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), respectively, would establish a statewide Imagination Library program in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library or a similar book distribution program to encourage children to develop a love of reading via monthly mailed books to children 5 years or younger. Parton has been a...
Read MoreFeb. 3, 2023: The Fight Against Defunding Public Schools
Read MoreGov. Abbott Ups the Ante on ‘School Choice’ Debate Despite National Voucher Horror Stories
Read MoreState Board of Education Reverses Course on Vouchers and Charters
Read MoreJan. 27, 2023: Raises for All Texas School Employees
Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 As Texas public schools beg for funding, Texas charter schools … buy luxury horse ranches. This year, National School Choice Week fell just a week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proclaimed before the Legislature that he and Gov. Greg Abbott are “all in” on “school choice.” What’s normally a week in which voucher proponents and...
Read MoreAs Texas public schools beg for funding, Texas charter schools … buy luxury horse ranches.
Read MoreLt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Senate Committee Assignments
Read MoreIowa General Assembly Passes Controversial Private School Voucher Legislation
This past week, the Iowa General Assembly passed a bill to use public tax dollars to fund private school education scholarships. Gov. Kim Reynolds, an outspoken supporter of private school vouchers, signed the bill Tuesday, just hours after it was voted out of the Iowa Senate. This school voucher bill is the third such push by Reynolds in as many...
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