Thanks for this editorial revealing the sad state of Texas teachers’ retirement program. There is another aspect of this program that even further penalizes our teachers.

The TRS retirement plan is a defined benefit plan. This means that the amount of your retirement benefit is determined using a formula established by Texas law and not on how much you have ...

Texas is now the largest state with a school voucher program, and soon it's likely to spend more on school vouchers than any other state. But as the Texas Newsroom's Blaise Gainey reports ...

My sister taught in Dallas, where she paid into the Texas Teachers Retirement program and not Social Security. So I get a ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for a voucher program that allows parents to use public funds to pay for their ...

Texas lawmakers are providing an extra $100 million in child care scholarships and giving regional workforce development boards more freedom to allocate money to key providers.. Nearly 95,000 ...

The Texas House has approved a $1 billion school voucher program. It’s the latest victory for a school choice movement that’s been on a roll in state legislatures.

Texas Rep. Gene Wu, (D-Houston) the Democratic Caucus Chair, was critical of the program’s uncapped four-tier system. “Billionaires can use it, and there’s just no explanation of why.

Texas still is struggling with teacher retention and recruitment, according to the latest state data. Roughly one in three new teachers hired across Texas in the 2024 academic year were ...

A renewed effort to pass the education savings account program. Now, with the Texas Legislature back in session and a new Speaker of the House — Dustin Burrows — supporters are hopeful.

A Chicago-based industrial investor could be in line for a $1.5B infusion from the Teachers Retirement System of Texas. TRS' board greenlighted a proposal for the massive investment this week into ...

Eligible Texas residents will be able to receive a stimulus check by the end of this month, so that low-income families can get a little help to cover expenses that are always heav ...