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AISD board to consider declaring financial crisis
KVUE.com
Monday, February 08, 2010
The Austin ISD board of trustees considers two big issues Monday night. Board members will discuss whether to declare the district in a state of financial crisis.
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Bonnie Lesley, guest column: If we want better schools, we need more investment
Waco Tribune Online
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Many people have said to me during my long career in public education that “throwing money at the problem” is not required for school improvement. And, of course, it isn’t the answer if that is all we do. But I can say with certainty that student achievement will not improve if we do not significantly increase our investment in schools. More funding is needed to replace the money that used to be there for instruction.
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The Prejudice of Poverty
Eric Jensen
ASCD Community Blog
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Last week Andre Bauer, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina and a candidate to become the state's next governor, compared providing government assistance to those in need—including school kids eligible for free or reduced-price lunches—to feeding stray animals. He claimed that providing such services only encourages breeding and facilitates the problem.
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Texas comptroller: Budget shortfall outlook overblown
Robert Garrett
Dallas Morning News
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says she’s not buying into predictions of a state fiscal meltdown – yet. ...Another $1 billion or so may be available, Combs said, because the stock market’s recent rebound may allow an investment fund for public schools to distribute earnings that lawmakers can use.
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst And Speaker Joe Straus Announce Appointments To The Select Committee On Public School Finance
Focus aligning funding with Texas’ goal of post-secondary readiness
Rich Parsons
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Thursday, January 21, 2010
(AUSTIN)—Today, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus (San Antonio) announced appointments to the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments. The state's goal of post-secondary readiness and a continued focus on accountability and closing the achievement gap between socioeconomic groups are important to the future of Texas students and the state’s economic health. The committee will review the 20-year-old funding formulas to ensure alignment moving forward.
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You say school finance, I say school fun-ance
Comments on Select Committee appointments
Holly Hacker
Dallas Morning News - Education Blog
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Last week a national report gave Texas a D+ for its school funding system. Today, Texas lawmakers said they'll study ways to improve school finance.
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Education spending tests Texas
Joe Gulick
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Everything's big in Texas ... except spending on education. [Highly Recommended]
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Texas Shuts Door on Millions in Education Grants
Sam Dillon
New York Times
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Texas will not compete for up to $700 million in federal education money, Gov. Rick Perry said on Wednesday, calling the Obama administration’s main school improvement grant program an unacceptable intrusion on states’ control over education.
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Texas schools: Fewer white children; many more low-income kids
Houston Chronicle
Thursday, January 07, 2010
If you want see the face of Texas in a few years, look at public schools where the number of white children has declined every year since reaching a high water mark of 1,750,561 million in the 1997-96 school year.
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Schools want Perry to seek grant money
ERICKA MELLON
Houston Chroncle
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
School superintendents are calling on Gov. Rick Perry to put aside politics and seek a competitive federal education grant worth as much as $700 million for Texas classrooms.
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