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Charter School Rally Planned In Austin

Parents and activists are set to rally at the state Capitol for high-profile proposed legislation to expand charter schools in Texas.

2013/05/08

People gather outside of the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)

State Senate Panel Hears School Choice Bill

A Texas Senate education panel is set to discuss a high-profile voucher bill — even though the House has already said it opposes using public money to fund private schools.

2013/04/09

An woman holds a SIG Sauer SP 2022 9mm pistol. (credit: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Teacher Gun Bill Heads To Full State Senate

The Texas Senate Education Committee is to discuss 16 bills involving everything from gun training for some teachers to allowing students to leave their home school districts for better-performing ones.

2013/04/04

Students read books in an elementary school. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Williams To Address State Senate Education Panel

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams is set to speak as the state Senate Education Committee discusses several bills affecting classrooms.

2013/04/02

Students at a graduation ceremony. (credit: China Photos/Getty Images)

State Senate To Debate Graduation Overhaul

The head of the Texas Senate Education Committee says the chamber will debate his sweeping proposal to overhaul high school graduation requirements.

2013/03/27

A teacher takes questions from his class. (credit: Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

Senate Education Panel Mulls String Of Bills

The Senate Education Committee is set to discuss a string bills including a controversial proposal to lift the cap on the number of licenses issued to operate charter schools statewide.

2013/03/21

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State Senate Considers Gun Training For Schools

The state would pay for school employees to learn to carry a gun on the job under a proposal set for consideration at the Capitol.

2013/03/19

State Senator Calls Himself ‘Education Evangelist’

Dan Patrick is on a crusade to reshape Texas classrooms in the name of “school choice.”

2013/03/04

While George Bush was serving as the governor of Texas, brother Jeb Bush was serving as the governor of Florida.

Jeb Bush To Address State Education Panel

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is among the experts from other states set to address the Texas Senate Education Committee at a meeting on Wednesday.

2013/02/27

Texas Lawmaker Seeks Charter School Reform

The new head of the Texas Senate’s education committee said it’s too difficult for the state to close down poorly performing charter schools, but more charter schools should be allowed to open.

2013/01/14

Students take a test in a classroom. (credit: FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

Williams Speaks After Perry’s STAAR Remarks

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams speaks a day after Gov. Rick Perry urged him to again delay requiring high school students to have standardized test scores factored into their final grades.

2012/11/30