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  Texas Lawmakers Approved Money for Full-Day Pre-K. What Now?

  June 3 at 4 a.m.

  With state funding in place, school districts across Texas are now looking at the prospect of expanding their half-day prekindergarten programs to full-day. Dallas ISD made the same change about five years ago. The district offers an example both of what other districts should keep in mind when they expand...

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  Dallas ISD Unveils Teacher Raise Proposal

  May 31 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas school officials offered the first glimpse Thursday of a plan to offer raises to teachers in the district. At a budget workshop, officials proposed spending $30.1 million on salary increases for certain teachers and raising the salary for new hires. The proposal calls for increasing the number of distinguished...

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  New State School Bill Is Almost Post-Racial, But Don’t Tell Anybody

  May 29 at 4 a.m.

  The $11.5 billion public education bill passed by the Texas House and Senate last week is proof that Texans are getting smarter, especially those who thought they were already smart, like education reformers. Intently focused for the last two decades on clearing the sludge out of the state’s public school...

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  College Transfer Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk

  May 27 at 4 a.m.

  A bill that would overhaul Texas' college credit transfer system is on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. Senate Bill 25 seeks to help students avoid losing course credits when they transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. Both houses of the Legislature approved the bill last...

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  Texas Leaders Reach Multibillion-Dollar School Finance Deal

  May 24 at 4 a.m.

  Texas' big three — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — effectively ended the state's 2019 legislative session Thursday, announcing that the Legislature had reached a deal on school finance reform. With the agreement, the Legislature has settled its three biggest priorities for 2019:...

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  Is Greek Life On Its Way Out?

  May 20 at 4 a.m.

  When the University of Texas at Arlington announced last month that it would prohibit its fraternities and sororities from holding social events on campus, it joined a growing list of colleges and universities that are taking action against their Greek organizations. Over the last several years, a number of colleges...