Daily News

The latest education news headlines of interest to TASB members:

Friday, Jan. 27

• Will teachers get a $15K salary boost? Dems urge across-the-board raises as debate begins, Dallas Morning News
• Debate over school choice in Texas heats up, Spectrum News
• What is School Choice in Texas? KSAT Explains, ABC San Antonio
• Editorial: HISD drama is over. But is a state takeover still imminent?, Houston Chronicle
• FBI shuts down ransomware gang that targeted schools and hospitals, Washington Post
• Most Texas schools passed intruder detection audit but hundreds needed corrective action, Dallas Morning News
• Abbott says he won’t give up COVID-era power until Texas lawmakers ban vaccine mandates, strengthen border, Texas Tribune
• What’s Behind the Push for a $60K Base Teacher Salary, Education Week
• 2022-23 EoSA Caudill Winners Announced, TASA

Thursday, Jan. 26

• School Choice: What’s right for Texas? Feb. 16 event/webinar, Texas Tribune
• Texas could possibly take over HISD. Here's what we know so far, Houston Chronicle
• Fort Bend ISD talks timeline for $1.2B bond, further reduces budget, Community Impact
• Parenting in America Today: Mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents, Pew Research Center
• Round Rock ISD Construction, Operations receive top honor for Redbud Elementary School, Round Rock ISD News
• Construction underway for Winnsboro ISD’s meat processing facility, KLTV Tyler

Wednesday, Jan. 25

• Patrick says he’ll run for reelection in 2026, reversing previous plan to retire; comments about school choice, Texas Tribune
• Why are so many school superintendents resigning?, FOX San Antonio
• Most Texans support more school funding and teacher raises, new survey finds, Texas Tribune
• Two years after Texas’ voting rights showdown gripped the nation, lawmakers again push dozens of elections bills, Texas Tribune
• NASA conference provides K-12 teachers up to 24 hours of continuing education credit, My High Plains Amarillo
• Plano ISD Student Accepted Into 24 Colleges, NBC DFW

Tuesday, Jan. 24

• What’s happening in the Legislature this week? Expect a bill to be filed addressing teacher pay, Texas Standard
• As National School Choice Week kicks off, here's where Texas stands on school vouchers, Houston Chronicle
• Lt. Gov. unveils committee assignments with one Democratic chair, Texas Tribune
• Lawmaker proposes largest teacher pay raise in Texas history, KVEO Brownsville
• Texas doles out $31 billion in property tax breaks for business as Chapter 313 expires, Houston Chronicle
• Editorial: It’s time to improve the way Texas funds community colleges, Dallas Morning News

Monday, Jan. 23

• ‘Diversity makes us stronger’: AISD looks to hire more diverse faculty to bridge the demographic gap between students & staff, Big Country Abilene
• Rural schools skeptical about vouchers as Texas lawmakers push school choice, Spectrum News
• How would the proposed Texas budgets fund public education? Here's what we know, Austin American Statesman
• Lax Texas charter school laws allow splashy land buys, profits for leaders, Houston Chronicle
• The IRS Increased the Teacher Tax Deduction. Will It Help?, Education Week
• Local lawmaker calling on the State to adjust the cost of living for retired teachers, KVEO Harlingen
• Belton ISD celebrates 'new-to-the-profession' teachers reaching halfway point of first school year, NBC Temple

Friday, Jan. 20

• 2021–22 School Report Cards available online, TEA
• School Boards Are Limiting Public Comment. Will That Erode Trust?, Education Week
• 'They are starving us': Houston teachers union condemns school choice blitz, Houston Chronicle
• Flour Bluff ISD learns more about new aviation program, NBC Corpus Christi

Thursday, Jan. 19

• Border security, tax relief among top priorities in Texas House, Senate budget proposals, Austin American-Statesman
• Texas lawmakers unveil initial plan for $15 billion in property tax relief, Houston Chronicle
• Texas Legislature’s state budget proposals leave more than $50 billion in state funds up for grabs, Texas Tribune
• When showing up at the Texas Capitol made a difference, Texas Tribune
• Texas school districts face higher bond costs as state fund program reaches federal limit, Austin American-Statesman
• Op/Ed: Reform Robin Hood—Legislators have let recapture grow out of control, but they can fix it this session, Dallas Morning News
• Denton ISD calls $1.4B bond election, Cross Timbers Gazette
• Texas Commission on Virtual Education Report released, TEA

Wednesday, Jan. 18

• Governor energizes supporters with vows to focus on education and the border as his third term begins, Texas Tribune
• Abbott says in inauguration speech Legislature will prioritize budget surplus, schools and power grid, Texas Tribune
• Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons, Texas Tribune
• Plano ISD Launches First Cosmetology Program with Salon Brand in Nation, NBC DFW

Tuesday, Jan. 17

• Texas Supreme Court clears way for state’s education agency to take over Houston ISD, Texas Tribune
• HISD could face state takeover after Texas Supreme Court's decision to remove temporary injunction, Houston Chronicle
• Texas lawmakers again crack at ‘panic alert system’ bill for school safety, Texoma’s Home Page
• Donna ISD’s new Transitional 18+ Program initiated to help students with disabilities, NBC Brownsville
• Texas teacher association urges more investment into schools from state budget surplus, NBC Midland
• RYHT educating Austinites on vouchers heading into 2023 legislative session, Raise Your Hand Texas
• McAllen ISD third grader wins national essay contest, NBC Brownsville
• ‘We should be the first to do right,’ Dallas fifth grader encourages in MLK Jr. speech, Dallas Morning News