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Career and Technical Education (CTE) is evolving to meet the needs of Texas. Learn how CTE provides school choice and why it is unique to public schools.
In the 86th legislative session, Texas lawmakers committed to increase funding for public schools by passing House Bill 3. That unity led to teachers getting raises, school districts getting funds to offer or expand full-day pre-K programs to eligible 4-year-olds, and taxpayers getting property tax relief. This year, the pandemic presents major bud
Halfway through the 89th Legislative Session, we’ve seen limited progress on public education issues. Lawmakers hold the key to school funding in Texas.
We’re talking about the special legislative session that began Oct. 9, and the intense financial pressure facing Texas public schools. Gov. Greg Abbott has called state lawmakers back to Austin with strict orders to complete some unfinished business from the regular legislative session that ended back in May. And if you listened to our legislativ
With less than one week left in the 88th Legislative Session, our elected officials must act now to provide Texas public schools with much-needed funding. Raising the basic allotment is their best choice possible.
We’re taking on a topic that has become a marquee fight of the 88th Legislature: private school vouchers, which are also known as education savings accounts (ESAs). On one side, we have our state’s two most powerful elected officials, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who say every parent should get the freedom [
What is the amount of money Texas pays to educate a student in public schools? What’s known as the basic allotment is the per-student sum the state uses as the foundational building block to determine how much money it will pay to educate a student. Learn why it should be increased in the 88th Texas […]
Warnings for Rural Texas, Teachers, and the Business Community News headlines from across the state reflect Texans’ concerns about school voucher schemes currently being considered by the Texas Legislature. Parents, educators, business leaders, and investigative journalists worry about the potential effects of school vouchers on students, teacher
Vouchers divert public education funds to private schools, neglect our most vulnerable students, and lack transparency when it comes to spending and outcomes. Now more than ever, the Texas legislature needs to invest in the only education system with the capacity to serve the large and diverse student population of Texas. Policy Recommendations