Texas Democrats propose comprehensive education reform plan
Texas House Democrats have introduced a school finance plan called the Fully Fund Our Future Act, which includes a $15,000 pay raise for teachers, a $5,500 bonus for support staff, and an increase in per-student funding by $2,787. The legislation also aims to allocate $2.3 billion for special education programs and $3 billion for school security. However, the chances of passing these priorities are slim due to Republican control of state government and opposition to tying public school funding increases to the creation of education savings accounts.