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The Texas Senate wants to ban tenure. The House gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would instead enshrine tenure policies in state law. After final passage, the two chambers have a week left to come to a compromise.
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Texas senators have latched education savings accounts to a school funding bill in a last-ditch effort to avoid a special session. But some House members are furious at the revamped version and have vowed not to let it become law.
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Abbott says if a school voucher bill isn’t expanded to include more students, a special legislative session will be the result.
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The bill is one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities but could run into trouble in the House.
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Political pitches for school vouchers, or “education savings accounts,” cite “school choice” and “education freedom." The same arguments helped sell public charter schools in the 1990s.
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The House budget contains a provision preventing public money to be spent on private schools — but will it stay that way?
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Senate Bill 8, which would give parents state funds to pay for private schools, was approved by Texas Senators on Thursday.
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Passage of a school choice measure is anything but a sure bet, as there is little evidence that the governor has been able to convince rural Republicans in the Texas House — who have for years been a reliable firewall — to drop their opposition.
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In the state's first truly hybrid public school, an old Dallas ISD campus has adopted a new identity: It blends in-person learning part of the week with virtual learning for the rest.
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If passed, Senate Bill 18 would not allow public universities in Texas to offer professors tenure after September 1, 2023. However, the proposal would not affect professors who currently have tenure.