Reports that lawmakers in Texas have raised teachers' pay, implemented new tests for Texas students, and cut property taxes. Information on the budget allocation for education in Texas; Remarks ...
Talarico stated, "Texas is currently sitting on $47 billion worth of unused state funds. We can give every Texas teacher a $15,000 raise and still have HALF of the surplus left over."Have you ever considered a career in education? Was the pay one of the reasons you didn't pursue it...
Vote for education supporters Re: “Help keep teachers in the classroom — A raise would help, but alleviating burnout is crucial,” by Emily McGinnis, Aug. 12 Opinion. Advertisement I retired in June at age 55 after 27 years as a public school te...
For the 2024–2025 school year, each teacher in the state will gain permanent salary boosts of $3,000 — and those in rural districts will get an extra $7,000. While the bill was criticized for being insufficient to keep up with inflation, districts hope the raise will help keep teacher...
Dallas Stations Raise More Than $1 Million for Children’s Hospital Date Posted: 1/10/2024 Cumulus Media’s Dallas-Fort Worth stations New Country 96.3 and 99.5 The Wolf raised $1,071,096 for Cook Children’s hospital through the 10th Cook Children’s Radiothon. Mike Preston, Program Dire...
Capo agreed with Rogers. "No educator should have to go through that," said Capo. State Representatives like Democrat Mihaela Plesa of Plano support the Educator's Bill of Rights and say the state needs to provide teachers a much-needed pay raise. ...
8, 2024 Veterans Considering Online College Out-of-state students pay an average total tuition cost of $28,811 at these online bachelor's programs, U.S. News data shows. Sarah Wood Feb. 7, 2024 Affordable Out-of-State Online Colleges Online bachelor's degrees cost between $40,926 and $...
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October 19, 2024 The Center Square Sixteen attorneys general, led by Ohio AG Dave Yost, called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide voter registration information to states, particularly when it relates to citizenship status. The AGs “raise grave concerns that...
Republicans, long opposed to state-funded health care on ideological grounds, fought vociferously against the proposal, arguing that it would raise Texans’ taxes and amounted to socialism. Friedman, however, used his independent bona fides to bring lawmakers to his side—his immigration plan (more...