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Jan. 27, 2023: Raises for All Texas School Employees

Publish Date: February 2, 2023

Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 As Texas public schools beg for funding, Texas charter schools … buy luxury horse ranches. This year, National School Choice Week fell just a week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proclaimed before the Legislature that he and Gov. Greg Abbott are “all in” on “school choice.” What’s normally a week in which voucher proponents and...

Good Bills of the Week: Rep. Talarico Announces Bill to Give Raises to Teachers, Support Staff

Publish Date: January 27, 2023

2023 Poll Finds (Again) That Texans Love Their Public Schools

Publish Date: January 27, 2023

The Charles Butt Foundation has released its 2023 poll on Texans’ attitudes toward public education, and, once again, the results confirm what we already know: Texans overwhelmingly support and value their public schools and those who work in them. Among the key findings of this year’s poll: 89% of Texans support increasing teacher salaries. 89% of Texas public school parents are...