Superintendents in hundreds of Texas school districts rely on a pot of state funds that expires in September. Without drastic cost-saving measures, some districts are worried they may have to shut down.
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School finance legislation is pronounced dead
Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor on Wednesday afternoon said that he would not appoint conferees to negotiate with the House on a proposed school finance overhaul. “That deal is dead,” he said.
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Texas Senate puts voucher-like program in school finance bill
The Texas Senate voted to approve a bill that would simplify funding formulas for public schools and let parents use state money to send their kids with disabilities to private schools or pay for homeschooling.
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Texas Senate will consider many bills in one for school finance vote
The Texas Senate will consider a version of the school finance bill, as soon as Sunday, that now includes an assortment of other House and Senate education bills — according to a notice Senate staffers received Saturday.
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Analysis: Property tax relief doesn’t equal extra money in your pocket
There’s a simple test to tell you whether the promise of a tax cut is really a tax cut: Is there money in your hand?
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Public Education
Senate panel tacks “school choice” provision onto education finance bill
A Senate committee passed the House’s major school finance reform bill, after adding a controversial provision subsidizing private school tuition for special needs students — a move unlikely to go over well in the House.
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Analysis: Today’s hated business tax is tomorrow’s property tax relief
Some Texas lawmakers want to kill the franchise tax that so many businesses hate. So far, so good. But it might leave a hole in the state’s pocket when it inevitably comes time to rebalance the state’s financing for public schools.
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House gives preliminary approval to bill overhauling school finance system
In a preliminary vote, the House approved Rep. Dan Huberty’s bill to inject $1.6 billion into public schools and simplify complicated funding formulas. Legislators must still take a final vote on the bill.
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Watch as the Texas House debates school finance bill
We’re livestreaming as the Texas House debates legislation aimed at boosting per-student funding for almost every school district and charter in the state.
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Senate panel considers bill to simplify school finance formula
The Senate Education Committee discussed a bill that would radically simplify the state’s school finance formula, stripping it of some antiquated provisions. Parents and educators who testified wanted a few new provisions added in.
