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Ex-Superintendent Gets 2-Year Prison Term
A judge in Montgomery County sentenced (April 28) former New Caney ISD superintendent Ken Franklin to a two-year prison term after he pled guilty to a charge of aggregated theft by a public servant for submitting $5,600 in falsified travel expense vouchers to the district.
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NEA Reports School Wage/Spending Data
The National Education Association (NEA) projects in its newly released (April 26) Rankings and Estimates report that average Texas teacher pay dropped from 27th highest in the nation last school year to 28th highest this school year. (Final average teacher pay rankings for this school year will be reported in next year’s NEA report, once all the states and the District of Columbia have submitted their official data.)
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TRS to Stop Offering Long-Term Care Plans
The TRS plans to stop offering long-term care insurance plans when the system’s contract with Genworth Life Insurance Co. ends on Aug. 31, 2021, TRS Chief Health Care Officer Katrina Daniel told TRS board members (webcast).
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