/tags/teachers Teachers en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sat, 24 May 2025 20:51:43 GMT /education/2025-05-24/texas-senate-passes-overhauled-8-5-billion-public-school-funding-bill The bill marks one of the largest education investments in state history. It includes $4.2 billion for teacher and staff pay raises. Nearly $2 billion is directed toward overhauling special education and funding full-day pre-K, early learning interventions and career and technical education. An additional $430 million is set aside for school safety measures. Sat, 24 May 2025 20:51:43 GMT /education/2025-05-24/texas-senate-passes-overhauled-8-5-billion-public-school-funding-bill Lucio Vasquez /education/2025-01-28/hays-consolidated-independent-school-district-low-cost-housing-staff The school board unanimously approved a partnership with developer Upward Communities to build 300 single-family homes offered to staff at rent below the market rate. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:58:49 GMT /education/2025-01-28/hays-consolidated-independent-school-district-low-cost-housing-staff Maya Fawaz /education/2024-03-07/an-austin-area-school-district-is-struggling-to-find-teachers-so-its-going-to-train-its-own Hutto ISD doesn't want aspiring educators to have to choose between getting a degree and working. The fast-growing district north of Austin is launching an apprenticeship program that allows future teachers to "earn and learn" on the job. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:22:56 GMT /education/2024-03-07/an-austin-area-school-district-is-struggling-to-find-teachers-so-its-going-to-train-its-own Becky Fogel /education/2024-01-30/5-questions-with-austin-isds-new-superintendent-matias-segura The Austin ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted last week to offer Segura the job. He is the first graduate of the district to serve as its superintendent. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:50:08 GMT /education/2024-01-30/5-questions-with-austin-isds-new-superintendent-matias-segura Becky Fogel /education/2023-12-12/a-texas-law-seeks-to-get-quality-resources-into-classrooms-advocates-are-split-on-if-it-will-work The Texas State Board of Education is developing a process for vetting materials. Some advocacy groups are concerned the process will be politicized. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:17:20 GMT /education/2023-12-12/a-texas-law-seeks-to-get-quality-resources-into-classrooms-advocates-are-split-on-if-it-will-work Becky Fogel /education/2023-05-16/were-being-given-scraps-texas-teachers-say-legislature-is-falling-short-on-pay-increases State lawmakers vowed to do right by teachers this session, as tens of thousands of educators have left the field in recent years. But the bills that still have a chance of passing include only modest raises that may not keep teachers in the classroom. Tue, 16 May 2023 16:05:09 GMT /education/2023-05-16/were-being-given-scraps-texas-teachers-say-legislature-is-falling-short-on-pay-increases Becky Fogel /education/2023-04-25/new-data-show-teacher-salaries-in-texas-are-more-than-7-700-lower-than-the-national-average While there have been incremental salary increases in Texas and the U.S., the president of the National Education Association said, they're not keeping pace with inflation and not enough to address the nationwide teacher shortage. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:20:33 GMT /education/2023-04-25/new-data-show-teacher-salaries-in-texas-are-more-than-7-700-lower-than-the-national-average Becky Fogel /education/2023-03-10/more-than-70-of-austin-isd-employees-are-burdened-by-housing-costs-survey-finds The district sent the survey out to its more than 10,000 employees earlier this year. Many said high housing costs were pushing them to move farther away from Austin. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:47:35 GMT /education/2023-03-10/more-than-70-of-austin-isd-employees-are-burdened-by-housing-costs-survey-finds Becky Fogel /education/2022-09-02/this-teacher-survived-the-uvalde-shooting-heres-why-she-is-returning-to-the-job This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:23:28 GMT /education/2022-09-02/this-teacher-survived-the-uvalde-shooting-heres-why-she-is-returning-to-the-job Juana Summers, Jonaki Mehta, Alejandra Marquez Janse, Ashley Brown /education/2022-08-29/teachers-from-spain-help-fill-vacancies-in-elgin-isd To help fill vacancies during a teacher shortage, a handful of teachers from Spain began working in Elgin ISD this month through a partnership with the Spanish Ministry of Education. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:32:55 GMT /education/2022-08-29/teachers-from-spain-help-fill-vacancies-in-elgin-isd Becky Fogel