Texas will argue Wednesday at a federal appeals court that its decision to decrease special education funding several years ago did not violate federal law.
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Analysis: Property taxes rise, state education spending falls. That’s the design.
Early discussions about the next state budget include an old and politically hazardous debate: Property values are rising, meaning the local share of education spending will rise while the state share drops.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas projects state funding for schools to drop as local revenue grows
In a preliminary budget request, the Texas Education Agency revealed it expects the state to put less money into public education next year because of fast-increasing local property values.
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Public Education
Texans think state leaders are falling short on public education, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters aren’t satisfied with the state’s handling of public education and don’t always agree on whether paying for it should be a state or local duty, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Analysis: For hints to next year’s fights at the Texas Capitol, watch the investment advisers
Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. The political debates of this election year will foreshadow some of the issues you’ll see when the Texas Legislature meets next year, but some of the best clues — sports gambling is one example — come from the financial advisers to public sector investors.
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Public Education
A&M expert has educators asking: If Kansas schools need $2 billion, how much do Texas’ need?
Texas A&M University professor Lori Taylor stunned Kansas lawmakers by recommending they increase their school funding by 44 percent. But what does that mean for Texas?
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Analysis: Texas is finding a new way to call itself a red state
Glenn Hegar, the state’s comptroller of public accounts, is warning lawmakers that Texas’ bond ratings are at risk because of a couple of pending expensive problems. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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Public Education
Will Texas school finance panel tell schools to do more with less? Some members think it’s predetermined
As Texas’ school finance commission is set to hold its next hearing, some members and policy experts are arguing the hearings seem set toward a predetermined outcome — making schools do more with the funding they have.
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After federal probe, parents say Texas districts lack funding, staff to help kids with dyslexia
A federal report said Texas policy on how to serve students with dyslexia violates federal law. State officials say the policy was originally created to address a gap in federal law.
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Local taxes in Texas have been rising to help pay for education. Who is to blame?
Lawmakers say local property taxes are getting too high. School leaders say the taxes are increasing because the state is taking on a smaller share of public education funding. Hey Texplainer, what’s really happening?
