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House and Senate advance differing versions of bills to put security officers in schools
For both SSOs and Guardians, this is an option for a school, not mandatory. The vote was 93-0, with no debate, and the bill heads to the Senate. But just a few hours after the House passed HB 2164 ...
Austin American-Statesman25d
Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are ...
The Texas Tribune27d
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The Texas House filed its priority bill on private school vouchers on Thursday. Credit: Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited ...
Alaska Public Media6d
‘Schools have been waiting’: Alaska House passes public school funding boost
The Alaska House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill Wednesday that would substantially increase funding for public schools on a long-term basis for the first time in nearly a decade ...
KHOU 1127d
Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House filed priority legislation on Thursday that would allow some families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition, a bill that will ...
Des Moines Register20d
House bill would allow Iowa schools to hire religious chaplains
Iowa's public school districts could hire religious chaplains under a House bill advancing in the state Legislature. The bill, House File 334, that advanced Tuesday out of a subcommittee 2-1 ...
The Texas Tribune27d
Texas House wants to give public schools $220 more per student
The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking for. A Texas House bill filed Thursday would increase the base amount ...
MyNorthwest.com5d
No more waiting – Schools must notify parents immediately under reworked House bill
Parents in Washington may have scored a big win in their right to know what’s happening with their kids at school. After more than six hours of debate, the Washington State House passed House ...
Tennessean7d
Tennessee bill to block undocumented kids from schools advances in House as protests mount
House Bill 793 would allow local schools to block undocumented kids from enrolling. Schools would not be required to do so, however. GOP sponsors want to pass a law to challenge a longstanding U.S ...
Austin American-Statesman29d
Texas House bill would ban cellphones in schools: 'Kids are facing a mental health crisis'
Texas House Bill 515 by Rep. Ellen Troxclair, R-Lakeway, would require Texas school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting students from using their personal electronic devices during the day and ...
Ibj.com12d
Christel House launches first major expansion since DeHaan’s death
Through a planned global expansion of no-fee schools in high-poverty regions, Indianapolis-based Christel House International wants to help create more stories like Nathan Daniels’. As a ...
KERA News27d
Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill
The Texas House filed its priority legislation on Thursday that would allow families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition, along with a bill that would ...