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Information regarding a TRS-related ballot measure in November 2026 is outdated and incorrect. The posts reference Proposition 9 from the November 2023 election.

The new standards, which have generated debate over the treatment of certain historical and religious topics, will take effect during the 2033-24 school year.

SBOE questions Morath on agency accountability and more, plus the comptroller seeks to double state spending on private school vouchers.

The push to more than double spending on vouchers comes as state leaders have directed most state agencies to reduce their base budget requests by 3%.

The commissioner’s regular SBOE appearance covered a wide range of hot-button topics, including Bluebonnet Learning supply issues and state takeovers.

Verify your voter registration and begin your candidate research on ATPE’s TeachtheVote.org.

The first steps: Verify your voter registration and begin your candidate research on ATPE’s TeachtheVote.org.

Public education continues to dominate conversations on the campaign trail, with candidates turning their attention to library books and “administrative bloat.” Plus: House Pensions Committee holds interim hearing on TRS.

Patrick: “We’re coming for the books.”