A law providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools lacks the spending flexibility that previously let ...

Texas lawmakers file a slew of new bills proposing education funding changes, school choice 21:00. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath tells CBS News Texas he opposes changing a model ...

A funding boost to the tune of $8.5 billion would usually be a cause for widespread celebration among Texas public schools. But in the wake of the 2025 legislative session, the mood of district ...

Congress allocates federal grants to the states, which distribute that money to eligible school districts. The funding freeze ...

Federal cuts and a lack of dedicated mental health funding from the state could erode programs to address chronic absenteeism ...

Another bill, Senate Bill 598, introduced by Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, offers a more generous funding model, proposing to give schools $100 per student and $60,000 per campus each year for school ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – Texas public schools are one step closer to receiving new state money after the Senate on Friday unanimously approved an $8.5 billion funding package, a deal born out of ...

Lawmakers called it the “Texas Two-Step,” promising that passage of a private school voucher bill and a multibillion-dollar public school funding proposal would happen in tandem. But with less ...

More than a hundred Austin Independent School District employees could lose their jobs as the White House reviews billions of ...

Thousands of Texas teachers to get pay raises under $8.5 billion school funding bill North Texas teachers will be impacted by the changes when the pay raises go into effect next year.

With session nearing end, Texas leaders push for school funding changes to support 5.5 million students; focus on teacher pay and special education enhancements. Skip Navigation.