Texas school districts and community colleges must collaborate
Dallas Morning News
Hinojosa, M.
06/25/2021
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Community college finance; Community College Finance, Texas Commission on; Dallas College; Dallas Independent School District; Early college high schools; Education partnerships
6-figure salaries possible for some Waco teachers under new school finance reform program
Waco Tribune Herald
Crum, B.
05/31/2020
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Charter schools; Education partnerships; Teacher evaluations; Teacher incentive plans; Teacher salaries; Waco Independent School District
Wealthy school districts are complaining in Austin about a budgeting fix designed to address equity
Dallas Morning News
Colbert, P.
05/24/2019
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Colbert, Paul; Educational equity; Property values; School finance
The war on poverty in Texas will be won in public education, and the Legislature must do its part
Dallas Morning News
Britt, G.
05/20/2019
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
College preparedness; Low-income students; Poverty; Public schools
Property-tax provision in Texas school finance plan is a poison pill for students, superintendents say
Dallas Morning News
Ayala, E.
05/18/2019
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Dallas Independent School District; Huberty, Dan; Plano Independent School District; Property values; Richardson Independent School District; Robin Hood; School finance; Stone, Jeannie; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Teachers deserve a raise, but let’s be smart about it
Houston Chronicle
Paige, R.
05/15/2019
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
School finance; Teacher salaries
Texas lawmakers must balance teacher pay raises with student needs
Longview News-Journal
Johnson, N.
05/10/2019
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; School finance; Teacher salaries
Teacher pay raises stall Texas lawmakers
El Paso Times
Ramsey, R.
04/28/2019
4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Robin Hood; School finance; Teacher salaries
Latest school property tax plan would increase homestead exemption, might forgo sales tax increase
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
04/25/2019
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Property taxes; Sales taxes; School finance; Tax system; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); West, Royce
Texas again lags in pre-K funding, but there’s talk of change
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
04/22/2019
3 doc(s)
Early childhood education; School finance; State comparisons
Legislature needs other paths to property tax relief
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
04/21/2019
7 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Property taxes; Sales taxes; Tax and expenditure limits; Tax system; Watson, Kirk
School bill calls for funding to help detect, treat dyslexia
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Montgomery, D.
04/01/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Dyslexia; Huberty, Dan; School finance
Texas House abandons plan to give teachers merit-based raises
Dallas Morning News
Allen, R.
03/20/2019
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Huberty, Dan; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Teacher incentive plans; Teacher salaries
As lawmakers retool school funding, business leaders push an investment in reading
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Smith, D.
03/17/2019
3 doc(s)
Reading education; School finance
Texas Senate's plan for public education includes outcomes-based funding, merit pay
Dallas Morning News
Allen, R.
03/10/2019
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Huberty, Dan; Patrick, Dan; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Here's what Texas should do, and avoid, to reform school finance
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Smith, A.
03/09/2019
5 doc(s)
Academic performance; School finance
$9 billion school finance plan drops Austin’s tax rate, recapture
Austin American Statesman
Chang, J.
03/06/2019
2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Early childhood education; Huberty, Dan; Property taxes; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Teacher salaries
Texas House raises stakes on school funding
Houston Chronicle
Zelinski, A.
03/06/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bernal, Diego; Bonnen, Dennis; Huberty, Dan; Property taxes; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Teacher salaries
Fix other things before adding school days
Austin American Statesman
DeMatthews, D.
02/26/2019
4 doc(s)
Children's mental health; School finance; School year; Special education; Teacher salaries
Merits of raises, incentives debated
Dallas Morning News
McGaughy, L.
02/25/2019
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Huberty, Dan; Patrick, Dan; Teacher incentive plans; Teacher salaries; Turner, Chris
Advocate puts his mark on finance debate
Dallas Morning News
Ayala, E.
02/24/2019
3 doc(s)
Academically unacceptable schools; Dallas Independent School District; Educational accountability; Huberty, Dan; Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Williams, Todd
Don't tie teacher merit pay to test scores
Bryan Eagle
McMurrey, R.
02/14/2019
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Educational test scores; Teacher incentive plans; Teacher salaries
Texas schools are not meeting the needs of the economy, and that has to change
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
02/10/2019
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Educational attainment; Governor's State of the State addresses; Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; Robin Hood; School finance; Teacher salaries
The Texas Legislature must reform school funding this session, no delays this time
Dallas Morning News
Lowry, R.
02/10/2019
3 doc(s)
Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; School finance; Willett, Don
Abbott put the real issues on the front burner
Galveston Daily News
Mathews, D.
02/09/2019
2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Emergency legislation; Governor's State of the State addresses
Local leaders urge action on education legislation
Houston Chronicle
Pryce, C.
02/06/2019
2 doc(s)
Educational attainment; School finance
Why school safety and school finance reform talks must come together
Austin American Statesman
Fowler, D.
01/29/2019
3 doc(s)
School finance; School safety
Texas’ education opportunity: Where everyone stands to gain
Austin American Statesman
Bush, J.
01/26/2019
3 doc(s)
Education reform; School finance
For Texas to meet its future education goals, we must invest in pre-K now
Dallas Morning News
Beck, P.
01/26/2019
2 doc(s)
Early childhood education; Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; School finance
Dallas ISD's Hinojosa: Texas school funding reform looks promising
Dallas Morning News
Hinojosa, M.
01/25/2019
3 doc(s)
Dallas Independent School District; Early college high schools; Hinojosa, Michael; School finance
What Texas lawmakers are considering when it comes to reforms in property taxes, school funding
Dallas Morning News
Allen, R.
01/20/2019
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Nelson, Jane; Patrick, Dan; Property taxes; School finance; Seliger, Kel; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood); Turner, Chris; Turner, John
House Elects New Speaker As Legislative Session Kicks Off
Austin American Statesman
Sterling, E.
01/17/2019
2 doc(s)
Bonnen, Dennis; Castro, Julián; Comptroller of Public Accounts revenue estimates; Hegar, Glenn; Overton, Richard; Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Tax revenue; Temple, Larry E.
Abbott’s ‘absolute musts’
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
01/13/2019
1 doc(s)
86th Legislature; Abbott, Greg; Property taxes; School finance
State leadership unite about property tax, school finance reform
Texarkana Gazette
Lee, R.
01/11/2019
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bonnen, Dennis; Patrick, Dan; Property taxes; Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; School finance
Report puts the burden on the Lege
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
01/09/2019
2 doc(s)
Bernal, Diego; Public School Finance, Texas Commission on; School finance
Without new state money, is it still school finance reform?
Victoria Advocate
Ramsey, R.
01/06/2019
2 doc(s)
Property taxes; School finance
How much is Texas willing to spend on education?
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
01/05/2019
3 doc(s)
School finance
