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ATPE breaks down the compensation increases outlined in HB 2, the 89th Legislature’s primary school funding bill. Plus, The Texas Tribune looks ahead to the impact of major education bills on Texas public education.

You keep hearing about teacher pay raises on social media and in the news, but you have questions and a healthy dose of skepticism. Learn what we know and what we don’t (yet).

With the Legislature finally adjoined and legislative funding for the next biennium set, the TRS Board met to set TRS-ActiveCare rates for the coming year.

The 89th Legislature in the books. The major testing reform bill, HB 4, died, but bills on student discipline, library materials, and parental rights are on the governor’s desk.

Having finally adjourned, the 89th Legislature is now in the history books. Here’s a quick look at the fate of several major bills.

Sunday is the last day to pass any bill during the 89th Legislature. Where do major bills on testing, discipline, library content, and more stand?

School finance, testing and accountability, library materials, and parental rights bills remain in play at the Capitol as deadlines loom.

While many Texans were enjoying a long weekend, the Texas Legislature continued to work ahead of this week's end-of-session deadlines.

A deadlocked Supreme Court blocked the State of Oklahoma from using taxpayer dollars to run a religious charter school.

It was a busy week of meetings for the Senate Education K-16 Committee, and we’re finally seeing Senate movement on major House education bills.