The House and Senate both unveiled their budget proposals this week, adding significant funds for public education:

While both chambers signaled interest in increasing education funding, their approaches have differences that must be ironed out in the weeks ahead.

Click here to check out our comparison of the proposals.

Along with the Senate's budget proposal, several early bills address teacher compensation. Click here for a summary of what's been filed so far.

On Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released the list of Senate committee chairmanships and assignments. Sen. Larry Taylor will chair the Education Committee, Sen. Joan Huffman will chair State Affairs (which handles TRS issues), and Sen. Jane Nelson will chair the Finance Committee.

Click here to find all of the latest education news from the Capitol.

A white, Orthodox Jew was terminated from her teaching position at the end of the school year. During the year, the teacher had issues entering her grades on time and the failure rate in her class increased. After she was terminated, the teacher was replaced with a non-Jewish teacher.

The teacher sued her former employer, alleging racial and religious discrimination and retaliation for protected activity. The court granted summary judgment to the school, finding that the school had demonstrated legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for terminating the teacher. The teacher appealed the decision.

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The Texas Education Agency has nominated 26 public schools for national 2019 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition.

The Blue Ribbon program honors public and private schools where students perform at high levels or where exemplary progress has been made toward closing achievement gaps. The U.S. Department of Education will announce national winners in September. In 2018, 23 Texas schools were honored.

Click here to see which schools were nominated in 2019.