A $15,000 teacher bonus? Texas House Democrats unveil public school funding proposal

Many Texas school employees would get a $15,000 bonus under a longshot proposal unveiled by House Democrats Thursday morning.

The plan comes amid a contentious special session in which funding for both public campuses and private school choice hangs in the balance.

“We have this bill today because it is the opposite of a voucher scam,” said Democratic Rep. Gene Wu of Houston. “We need the money that’s in this bill because that is the future of Texas.”

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