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The school board approved a plan that will place at least two peace officers at the district’s high school and at least one officer at middle and elementary schools. The Eanes ISD superintendent said the district would rather have trained police on campuses than armed teachers or other school staff.
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"It is graduation delayed, but not denied," Marlin ISD Superintendent Darryl Henson said. He also said that he'll be stepping in as the high school's new principal.
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Austin ISD estimates it would lose $6.2 million in state funding if 1,000 students left the district to use a school voucher.
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Tuesday was the last day for the Texas House to take an initial vote on Senate bills. Legislation to require the Ten Commandments in public schools did not make it to the floor by the midnight deadline.
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The compensation plan approved Thursday also includes a $4-per-hour raise for hourly employees, such as bus drivers and food service staff.
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State lawmakers vowed to do right by teachers this session, as tens of thousands of educators have left the field in recent years. But the bills that still have a chance of passing include only modest raises that may not keep teachers in the classroom.
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With so many variables — like whether an overdose occurs on campus or after school — there's no way to know if Hays CISD is a hot spot or if other districts are just tracking differently and aren’t aware of a problem.
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The bill would have given Texas families public funds to avoid integrated schools.
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In all of the school districts chosen for the pilot, at least 70% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Several Central Texas districts are participating, including Del Valle ISD, Lockhart ISD and San Marcos CISD.
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The Texas House Public Education Committee will hold a hearing Monday on legislation to create education savings accounts. The House blocked the committee chair's attempt to hold a vote on Wednesday.
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The Republican chair of the House Higher Education Committee said universities need to be able to offer tenure. But Democratic lawmakers and professors raised concerns that the House version of Senate Bill 18 still does too much to weaken tenure.
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As the region grows, school districts are looking to borrow money to do everything from building new schools to repairing plumbing systems and replacing turf on athletic fields.