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House Bill 1 includes funding for school safety and salary raises for teachers. But the measure’s most controversial provision, one creating a school voucher-like program, was stripped from the bill on Friday afternoon.
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The law requires school districts to automatically enroll fifth graders with high state standardized math test scores in advanced math in middle school. The measure had bipartisan support and sailed through the Texas Legislature.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters has proposed enforcing a state law that requires Oklahoma schools to begin each class day with a minute of silence for prayer.
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The legislation is a GOP priority following the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde. But some Texas Democrats oppose the measure, arguing more guns in schools isn’t a logical solution.
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Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality.
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A state law passed this spring dictates that long-term online or hybrid learning models — anything over 40 hours per student per year — could mean losing up to two-thirds of state funding for that student.
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So far, almost 600 people have signed a call to action asking Lubbock ISD to strengthen its rules for COVID-19 precautions.
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More than 200 kids are now in Texas hospitals. That’s higher than previous peaks during the pandemic.
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Most school districts have either said masks won't be required when the fall semester begins, or haven't decided. That conflicts with some expert advice.
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The former legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas thinks a practice among some school boards of restricting patron complaints...