
Talia Richman
Education Lab Reporter at The Dallas Morning News
Education Lab reporter @dallasnews | Former @baltimoresun & @thedbk amplifier | [email protected]
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garlandjournal.com | Philip Jankowski |Talia Richman
The bill creates new allotments for fixed costs and support staff. By Philip Jankowski and Talia Richmanhttps://www.dallasnews.com/AUSTIN — Public schools will get a record-breaking $8.5 billion in new dollars to pay for teacher raises, safety improvements, rising costs and more under a bill passed by the Texas Senate on Friday. The unanimous passage of House Bill 2 by the Capitol’s upper chamber puts the second major education measure on track to the governor.
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tspantx.com | Philip Jankowski |Talia Richman
AUSTIN — Public schools will get a record-breaking $8.5 billion in new dollars to pay for teacher raises, safety improvements, rising costs and more under a bill passed by the Texas Senate Friday. The unanimous passage of House Bill 2 by the Capitol’s upper chamber puts the second major education measure on track to the governor. Richardson schools superintendent Tabitha Branum said she’s grateful state lawmakers found a middle ground on funding.
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gazettextra.com | Talia Richman
DALLAS - Texas educators would regain flexibility over how they punish students who bring e-cigarettes onto campus under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday night. That change - along with giving administrators more leeway to suspend young kids - is part of a broader rewrite of Texas' school discipline code that lawmakers are finalizing. Many North Texas superintendents lobbied lawmakers for months on the issue, saying teachers must have better tools to maintain order in the classroom.
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courant.com | Talia Richman
By Talia Richman, The Dallas Morning NewsDALLAS — Texas educators would regain flexibility over how they punish students who bring e-cigarettes onto campus under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday night. That change — along with giving administrators more leeway to suspend young kids — is part of a broader rewrite of Texas’ school discipline code that lawmakers are finalizing.
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thebrunswicknews.com | Talia Richman
DALLAS - Texas educators would regain flexibility over how they punish students who bring e-cigarettes onto campus under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday night. That change - along with giving administrators more leeway to suspend young kids - is part of a broader rewrite of Texas' school discipline code that lawmakers are finalizing. Many North Texas superintendents lobbied lawmakers for months on the issue, saying teachers must have better tools to maintain order in the classroom.
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