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Jan 9, 2023 · The last time the Texas Legislature made a major financial investment in the public school system was before the pandemic in 2019. Texas lawmakers return to Austin this week for the start of a new legislative session.
Jan 9, 2023 · Public education advocates hope lawmakers will spend more on schools, raise teacher salaries and prioritize mental health resources. The last time the Texas Legislature made a major financial investment in the public school system was before the pandemic in 2019.
- Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
- Teacher retention and recruitment. The teacher shortage in Texas is top of mind for state lawmakers and public education advocates. A poll released last year by the Charles Butt Foundation found 77% of Texas teachers seriously considered leaving the field.
- School finance. Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa has witnessed the impact of teacher vacancies firsthand. She said there was not a teacher for her son's fifth grade class at an Austin ISD school, so instead the students were divided up between two other classes that did have teachers.
- School choice. Abbott and fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have expressed support for legislation that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to send their kids to private school.
- School safety. When lawmakers reconvene at the Texas Capitol, it will mark the first legislative session since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.
Sep 3, 2015 · Education Bills Passed by the 88th Texas Legislature by Texas Association of School Administrators; For higher education in Texas, this year’s session was a mixed bag of interference and investment by the Texas Tribune; Special ed funding, book bans and more: How education issues fared in the Texas Legislature by KUT
Nov 9, 2021 · The White House estimates that Texas will receive about $35.44 billion over five years for roads, bridges, pipes, ports, broadband access and other projects after federal lawmakers passed a...
Feb 16, 2023 · Public education advocates hope lawmakers will spend more on schools, raise teacher salaries and prioritize mental health resources. The last time the Texas Legislature made a major financial investment in the public school system was before the pandemic in 2019.
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The Legislature is the constitutional successor of the Congress of the Republic of Texas since Texas's 1845 entrance into the Union. The Legislature held its first regular session from February 16 to May 13, 1846.
