At Wednesday’s TribLive conversation, House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, reacted to this week’s ruling on the school finance lawsuit and talked about what happens now.
Public Education
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Aycock Proposes New Testing, Graduation Requirements
Newly appointed House Public Education Chairman Jimmie Don Aycock filed legislation Wednesday that would restructure the state’s high school graduation and student testing requirements.
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Criminal Justice
Villalba Files School Marshal Bill
State Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, has filed a bill that would allow Texas schools to appoint “school marshals” — employees who could carry guns in an effort to protect students from violence.
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Texplainer: Has State Spending on Schools Increased?
Hey, Texplainer: I keep hearing that the money the state spends on public education has increased over the past decade. But the ruling in the school finance trial said Texas schools are underfunded. Who is right?
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Public Education
The Evening Brief: Feb. 4, 2013
Your evening reading: judge rules against Texas’ school finance system; Piers Morgan to hold show tonight near Houston; Perry luring Californians to Texas with radio ads
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Public Education
Updated: School Finance Ruling Favors Districts
In a decision sure to be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court, state district Judge John Dietz ruled Monday in favor of more than 600 school districts on all of their major claims against the state.
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Interactive: Children at Risk Budget Cuts Survey
After the $5.4 billion cut to public education during the 2011 legislative session, the advocacy group Children at Risk teamed up with a coalition of nonprofit foundations to provide comprehensive data on how Texas schools were coping with less money.
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Economy
Good Times or Bad, the Budget Remains Tight
When money was tight two years ago, the state’s top budget writers employed cutbacks and accounting tricks to balance the budget. Money is flowing again, but the budget folks are still finding it easy to say no.
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Higher Education
Speaking to SBOE, Perry Talks of Need for More Charters
Gov. Rick Perry’s brief remarks at the State Board of Education on Friday echoed his State of the State address, where he called for the creation of more charter schools and the expansion of career and technical courses for high school students.
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Proposed Charter School Would Focus on Adults
Goodwill Industries hopes to open a charter school in Central Texas to help adults who lack a high school education. But there is an obstacle: The state only provides funding for students under age 26.