Democratic chair accuses Republican leadership of holding public school funding legislation 'hostage'

Public education advocates criticize Texas Senate's scaled-back school funding plan

In contrast, the House bill was looking at $395 per student.

Texas School Districts Slam the Senate’s School Finance Plan

Midway ISD, a school district with around 9,000 students just outside Waco, is staring down a growing budget deficit that Superintendent Chris Allen hoped would shrink with the new state funding for public schools provided under House Bill 2, the school finance package that the Texas House passed in April. That was until Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick unveiled the Senate’s substantially different counter-proposal last week.  Senator Brandon Cre…

Investigation: Texas already gives public ed dollars to private operators

At an April 2017 committee hearing in a meeting room tucked away in the Capitol’s underground extension, state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a bespectacled Houston Republican, touted a proposal of his then called Senate Bill 1882.  The bill was meant to “turn around” public schools the state had deemed failing by tapping nonprofit charter school operators […]Texas already gives public ed dollars to private operators. Here’s how that worked out. was fir…

Democratic chair accuses Republican leadership of holding public school funding legislation 'hostage'

Texas Senate delays passage of school funding bill, Democratic leader accuses Republicans of holding it hostage.

Texas School Leaders Welcome Teacher Raises but Urge More Flexible Funding - Reform Austin

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… School administrators from across Texas gathered at the Capitol this week to express both appreciation and concern over a proposed $7.8 billion public education funding plan making its way through the Texas Senate. While school leaders welcomed new investments in teacher pay, early childhood programs, and special education, many warned that the proposal does not address fundamental financ…

BET Democrats Support BOE Budget Increase

"the BET Democrats will take you up on your public offer  We will propose a motion at this Monday’s May 19th BET meeting to add an item to the agenda to increase the Schools funding...