Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath briefed state lawmakers in Austin Monday morning. His message: focus money towards educators.
The state's top education official briefed state lawmakers in Austin Monday morning. His message: some aspects of the state's education are not the best.
Estimates from the Texas Education Agency show a changing school system. Staffers there estimate the total number of students will drop in the next two years, but harder-to-teach students, low-income students, English language learners, and special needs students will increase.In the all-day hearing, Commissioner Morath answered questions from state senators.
Early drafts of the state budget allot nearly $5 billion for teacher pay raises. The specifics will be debated in the weeks ahead. The other option is continuing a downward spiral, according to Morath. a teacher pay raise proposal got caught up in a larger fight over allowing parents to use public school tax dollars on private and home schools
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