Area schools wealth gap widening
WES FERGUSON
News Journal.com
Sunday, November 16, 2008
An era of constant construction and renovation is under way at the wealthiest schools around the state, including Tatum and Carthage. Through an exception to the Texas school finance system, districts the state considers wealthy can hang on to more of their local property taxes by taking on debt for construction and other projects.
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Economic meltdown seeping into Texas
APRIL CASTRO
Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
AUSTIN — In a sign that the economic meltdown is seeping deeper into Texas, top state leaders portrayed a gloomy economic outlook Friday as they adopted their spending cap for the next two-year spending cycle.
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Grant to filter school bus emissions has few takers
Diesel engines expose students to air pollution
MATTHEW TRESAUGUE
Houston Chronicle
Monday, November 17, 2008
Only a small fraction of Texas' more than 1,000 school districts have applied for state money designed to help children breathe easier on their daily bus rides until the state's aging school fleet is replaced with cleaner models...Environmentalists and parents worry that the lack of applicants could put future funding in danger.
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Fort Worth schools could be hurt by changes to how Texas funds pre-K programs
EVA-MARIE AYALA
Monday, November 17, 2008
Educators and some state lawmakers are calling for significant increases in funding to expand such early childhood education programs and make them available to more schools where students are struggling academically.
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Texas Legislature likely to address school finance again
By Enrique Rangel
A-J AUSTIN BUREAU
Friday, November 14, 2008
AUSTIN - Over the years, no issue has gotten more attention from the Texas Legislature than funding the public school system. Apparently, the 81st legislative session won't be the exception.
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Oliveira receives Champion for Children award
Gary Long
The Brownsville Herald
Thursday, November 13, 2008
State Rep. Rene Oliveira admitted the Champion for Children award he received on Wednesday caught him a little by surprise. "Seldom are you really touched," the veteran Brownsville legislator told a luncheon gathering to present him the award. "You receive awards and you put them on your wall because they mean something to you, but this one was different."
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11/13/08 -
The 2008-09 funding cycle for the New Instructional Facility
Allotment (NIFA) is now closed. 2008–09 NIFA applications have
been processed, and preliminary awards will be posted on the
next Summary of Finances.
FACILITIES-IFA/EDA Funding Over the Years
News & Notes
November 2008
Wayne's Presentation
'Alka-Seltzer for the Soul - Fixing a Broken School Finance
System' from TASATASB
Conference-Sept 2008.
CPPP's STATE BUDGET AND REVENUE WEBINAR
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Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING (8/27) ON
SCHOOL FACILITIES
TEA SCHOOL FINANCE SUMMIT (07/29/08) and
ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS - AUDIO FILES
New abbreviated
state aid template
(Release 8 dated 8/27/08) for
07-08 and
08-09
has been developed and is now available for download.
A new, auto-loaded
8-Step Path to Enlightenment template
(Release 3 dated 11/10/08) is now available for download.
Fixing the School Finance System
Without a return to formula
funding, neither the adequacy nor
the equity of the system can
be restored and maintained.
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