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...
"There are some folks who think maybe this is too big, too bold, too ambitious. The Texas I know does big things. We lead the way. We're the state that sent a man to the moon. In Texas, we go big or go home. And it's time, at this moment, to go big on teacher pay," ...
Members of the Texas Legislature are proposing a $2,000 across-the-board pay raise for Texas teachers. The cost to taxpayers? $800 million per year. But apparently that isn’t enough for some. In an e-mail to their membership on May 2, the Texas Federation of Teachers asked “Are you...
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. "Our public schools are in crisis and our teachers are struggling," Plesa said. Republican State Representativ...
Texas teachers have made it clear they want lawmakers to grant them a raise this legislative session. But House Speaker Dade Phelan has instead prioritized teacher mentorships.
The Texas State Teachers Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas condemned the takeover. At a news conference in Austin, state Democratic leaders called for the Legislature to increase funding for education and raise teacher pay. “We acknowledge that there’s been underperformance...
KTXS aired PSAs prior to the event and produced news segments to raise awareness. The station also aired its morning show live from the fundraiser and used social media to engage viewers throughout the day. Investigative Reporting The City of Houston Pays Intern $95,000 Date Posted: 10/21...
Inflation impacts teachers’ and staff members’ lives, too. So districts are under increased pressure to raise salaries, which make up the bulk of school budgets. Plus, lawmakers instituted expensive mandates around security but didn’t provide enough money to cover the actual cost,...
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The AGs “raise grave concerns that by failing to work with States to verify voter registration information, your office has failed to discharge its duty ahead of a national election,” the letter to Mayorkas states. Read the full story New York Times Poll: GOP Poised to Win Back the Sena...