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Feb 3, 2012, 08:44
School-funding conference urges activism
Although the Texas Legislature isn't meeting this year to decide funding for public education, the statewide coalition named Save Texas Schools isn't taking a break from activism. Made up of parents, educators, students, business leaders and legislators, the group that wants more funding for public education is best known for attracting more than13,000 people to the State Capitol last spring in protest of school cuts.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:39
Leaders warn of more budget problems in Texas
Two key leaders of Gov. Rick Perry's team highlighted growing budget problems this week, with one projecting at least a $15 billion hole in the Medicaid program and another warning that the ban on social promotions will end unless lawmakers find money to help struggling students.
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:38
Midway ISD will hold public meetings on budget cuts
Midway ISD is putting together a plan that will cut $3.5 million dollars from their budget next year. Part of that plan includes holding public meetings, similar to Waco ISD's -- a presentation, with a
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Feb 3, 2012, 08:10
Don’t go counting school finance lawsuit money yet
The state of Texas is very likely to have to do something about school finance soon, but “soon” is not the same as “right now”.
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Feb 2, 2012, 08:36
Houston: HISD awaiting bill for ‘free’ purchasing audit touted by supt.
Turns out a recent review of the Houston school system’s way of doing business won’t be free after all. Superintendent Terry Grier told Texas Watchdog on Aug. 8 during an in-person interview that the audit conducted in October by a national education nonprofit would cost nothing to district taxpayers.
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Feb 2, 2012, 07:45
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City may join funding suit against state
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City School District board of trustees are considering joining a class action lawsuit that alleges the state's school funding system is unconstitutional.
SCUC might join 64 other school districts who are part of the lawsuit filed by Houston attorney David Thompson, one of four lawsuits filed by various groups against the state.
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Feb 1, 2012, 08:34
Fighting for Schools at Home and Statewide
John Folks doesn’t seem like the sort of guy to rev up a crowd. With white hair and a friendly twang, the 63-year-old superintendent of San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District is hardly a radical activist. But when he took the stage at the Save Texas Schools rally, he electrified the 11,000-person crowd with a few, simple statements: “Funding in Texas is broke. Funding in Texas is inequitable. And funding in Texas is inadequate.”
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Feb 1, 2012, 08:32
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