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With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session

  • The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2, allowing families to use taxpayer dollars for private school tuition, which now awaits a House vote after similar bills failed previously.
  • Governor Greg Abbott declared teacher pay an emergency item, aiming to raise the average salary to an 'all-time high' and increase funding for public education.
  • Lawmakers proposed at least $4.85 billion in new funds for public schools, while also addressing teacher shortages and special education funding.
  • Lisa Meysembourg stated that respect for teaching has eroded, making it hard to recruit new teachers, highlighting challenges in the profession.
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The Texas ObserverThe Texas Observer

Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Editor’s Note: The Observer published this column in its April 11, 1997, edition under the headline: “Texas: Laboratory for Lunacy.” That year’s private school voucher proposal narrowly died at the Lege. Three strikes and you’re out? Watch Texas spend more on prisons than it does on schools. Thinking of making your tax structure more regressive? Come to the Lone Star State and see how it’s done.  The latest brainstorm to afflict our friendly pol…

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El Paso MattersEl Paso Matters

Texas voucher bill will balloon in cost, reduce chances for future teacher pay raises, well-funded classrooms

By Ovidia MolinaGov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick say they want to raise teacher pay, but if finally enacted, Senate Bill 2, the voucher bill passed by the Senate, would make it increasingly more difficult for public school classrooms to be adequately funded and public school teachers to be adequately paid.Ovidia MolinaThe Legislative Budget Board’s fiscal note on SB 2 projects that, after an initial cost of about $1 billion during the 2…

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With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session

While the Texas Senate has moved swiftly on its priority school voucher bill, state officials and education advocates have expressed a need for significant investment in public schools. From declining

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The Texas TribuneThe Texas Tribune

With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to wa…

From teacher pay and preparation to special education and DEI, here are issues Texas lawmakers are prioritizing this legislative session.

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Rio Grande GuardianRio Grande Guardian

Molina: Voucher bill reduce chances for future teacher pay raises, well-funded classrooms – Rio Grande Guardian

Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick say they want to raise teacher pay, but, if finally enacted, SB 2, the voucher bill passed by the Senate, would make it increasingly more difficult for public school classrooms to be adequately funded and public school teachers to be adequately paid. The Legislative Budget Board’s fiscal note on SB 2 projects that after an initial cost of about $1 billion during the 2026-27 biennium, the bill would balloon into a…

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The Texas Tribune broke the news in Austin, United States on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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