National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas
TEXAS TRIBUNE – Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin will get funds to visit more students in rural communities and small towns.
Texas to Deploy Statewide School Security System
GOVTECH – The Texas Education Agency’s Office of School Safety and Security is rolling out a mass communication and threat reporting system called Sentinel, available to all schools in the state at no charge.
School Choice Cost
In this video, we look at the playbook on school choice and the section on cost. We go through and look at two different sources and take a look at the impact school choice has on cost across states with school choice programs in place.
Cost of the Universal ESA Vouchers
GRAND CANYON INSTITUTE – Overall, GCI finds the gross cost of the total ESA program to be $700 million in FY2024. Universal vouchers had a gross cost of $385 million.
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget
PROPUBLICA – Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
There is no mandate.
THERE IS NO MANDATE. We keep hearing that voters overwhelmingly want school choice. The numbers being used are selective and do not show the whole picture. Take a look and SHARE with everyone, everywhere.
Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records
TEXAS TRIBUNE – A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune had sued for access to the records and now the records will be released.
College Station ISD School Board Members Approve Pay Increases By Spending Money From The District’s Savings
WTAW – College Station ISD school board members decide to spend another $2 million dollars out of the district’s savings account for pay raises in the soon to start school year.
Bender named Executive Director of Texas School Coalition
Missy Bender, a former school board President and a trusted advocate for public education in Texas, has been named the new Executive Director of the Texas School Coalition.
Registering Comments for Upcoming Texas House Public Education Hearing
The Texas House Committee on Public Education will hold public hearings on August 12-13, 2024. One of the topics is education savings accounts. To register your comments electronically, you can visit https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c400
