School funding issues Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath opposes a proposal to change how public schools are funded. In preparation for the next state legislative session, some lawmakers want the state to pay for schools based on how many students are enrolled...
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AUSTIN, Texas- A judge declared Texas' school finance system unconstitutional again Thursday, finding that even though the Legislature pumped an extra $3 billion-plus into classrooms last summer the state still fails to provide adequate funding or distribute it fairly among school districts in wealthy...
For parents with children in public schools, opposition is even starker—70 percent are against vouchers. On the topic of school funding, a significant 78 percent of voters, including 61 percent of Republicans, believe that Texas public schools are underfunded. With an overwhelming 85 percent call...
2012 A Medical School Comes to the Flagship 一所医学院成为旗舰 By 2012, Austin had become the 11th largest city in America — larger than San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston or Seattle. And it was the largest by far not...
Texas uses to collect student, staff and financial data from school districts are causing serious concerns among school administrators and data specialists across the state who say the changes have led to thousands of unresolved errors that could potentia...
Education:$73.1 billion to be dedicated to the Foundation School Program, the primary source for funding Texas school districts and increasing enrollment. $1 billion dedicated to education savings accounts. $4.85 billion to increase teacher compensation. ...
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its priority school voucher bill.
2. Attend candidate forums and listen to how candidates answer questions about school funding, testing, teacher pay, and more. 3. Make plans to go to the polls together during early voting. 4. Have a voting party for friends and make voting fun. ...