Weekend Insider: Pocket Prairies, School Spending
Today on the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider:
A group of conservationists is introducing Houstonians to native plants that covered the area before it became the sprawling cement landscape it is today. "Pocket prairies" are being planted on small tracts of land throughout the city. But now a pristine 53-acres of prairie, where they have been collecting rare seeds, is scheduled to become a subdivision. The group is trying to raise a quarter-million dollars before November 1st to prevent the development.
Morgan Smith examines three Texas school districts that spend the most money per student and the three districts that spend the least. With schools suing the state over education funding, she asks just how much it costs to educate a child in Texas.
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