Lawmakers appear at an impasse as more money for teachers and education preparation hangs in the balance.
Teacher bonuses, training programs are on the line as their fate remains tied to education savings accounts
Abbott has said he will not expand the special session’s agenda to include public school funding, which includes teacher pay, until an ESA deal is done.Meanwhile, rural Republicans and Democrats in the House have repeatedly voted down voucherlike proposals. They’re united in their concern that education savings accounts will take money away from the public schools that serve the majority of Texas children.To Melina Recio, a teacher in McAllen, the educator vacancy crisis remains apparent.
Many teachers cite insufficient pay as one reason they’re thinking about leaving the educator workforce.
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