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

The bill also increases funding for the teacher incentive allotment to reward high-performing teachers. ... The Texas Education Agency estimated that number to be about $12,800 in fiscal year 2023.

The Texas Education Agency estimates that the state’s public schools receive $15,503 per student, which includes federal funding and other sources that may not directly support classroom ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools, offering relief to districts for teacher and support staff pay, special education, educator ...

After the Nov. 17 vote in the House to strip education savings accounts from the $7.6 billion education funding bill, Abbott said: "I will continue advancing school choice in the Texas Legislature ...

Texas House Democrats are throwing their weight behind an education funding bill that would give teachers a $15,000 bonus and increase per-student school funding by almost $2,800 — a massive ...

One of the most highly debated bills in Texas' 2025 legislative session has passed both chambers and heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. House Bill 2 provides $8.5 billion for the state's ...

The bill includes increased special education funding and several grants related to it. It also calls for measures to help keep teachers in the profession as Texas grapples with teacher shortages.

The basic allotment funding was part of an $11.6 billion school finance bill that allocated $6.5 billion for public education and $5.1 billion to cut school district taxes.

Texas lawmakers are set to debate a school voucher bill that could reshape education funding. ... The Texas House will debate House Bill 3, which includes a school choice program.