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The Texas Education Agency approved a $1.55 million program, which will reward more than 160 Pearland ISD teachers with extra compensation.
"This is going to be, this potentially has the opportunity to be, the best session and maybe legislative history," Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said.
New Caney ISD said full-time employees returning for the 2025-26 school year will receive a $1,000 retention incentive on their May 5 paycheck.
The Supreme Court issued an order Friday allowing the Trump administration to move forward with cancellation of federal funding for teacher training initiatives.
At this point, they didn't decide to adopt the curriculum, they just decided to review a sample of the materials, which have been controversial because some of the lessons include biblical references.