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Trustees with Killeen ISD are moving forward with a plan for a “phone-free system in secondary schools,” as presented to them by Assistant Superintendent Susan Buckley at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

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.

State lawmakers vowed to do right by teachers during the 88th legislative session, as tens of thousands of educators have left the field in recent years. But the bills that still have a chance of passing only include modest raises that may not keep teachers in the classroom.