Comptroller Says Texas Has Money
The Texas Comptroller, Glenn Hegar, sent a letter to the Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Dan Patrick, Texas Speaker of the House, Dan Phelan, and members of the 88th Texas Legislature layout out the current state of monies in Texas. To put it simply, Texas has money!
School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. They blew a hole in Arizona’s budget
DALLAS MORNING NEWS – Arizona, the model for school choice programs nationwide, 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.
The hidden impact of underfunding on Central Texas school districts
COMMUNITY IMPACT – While Gov. Greg Abbott is sharing news that Texas will kick off the 89th Legislative Session in January 2025 with an estimated $20 billion budget surplus, school districts across the state are running out of funds and preparing to file deficit budgets for the 2024-2025 school year.
Marlin ISD was failing. Now this superintendent is changing trajectories
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION – When Superintendent Darryl Henson took the helm, Marlin ISD had been a low-performing district longer than any other school system in Texas. It had failed academically for 10 straight years and has now experienced more than 4,000 days of state intervention.
How Public Schools in Texas are Funded
RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS – Schools in Texas receive funding from numerous sources including local property taxes, state funds derived from sales taxes, business taxes, and lottery proceeds.
UNT Dallas partners with Dallas ISD for first-ever paid teacher residency program
FOCUS DAILY NEWS – UNT Dallas is launching its first-ever Teacher Residency Program in a landmark partnership with the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD).
Hays CISD officials warn of fentanyl dangers while kids are out of school
KUT NEWS – Hays CISD launched a fentanyl awareness campaign and made Narcan, the overdose reversal spray, available on all campuses. School nurses administered Narcan 11 times during the 2022-2023 school year, compared to three times last school year.
Say a prayer for Texas’ public schools
LOS ANGELES TIMES – Dozens of public school students spend their lunchtime with a guitar-playing Baptist minister, bowing their heads in prayer under a tree by the playground. English classes read Shakespeare and Steinbeck, avoiding works that might draw them into contemporary controversies. Most parents consent to corporal punishment for misbehaving students, though the superintendent says he rarely swats kids with the paddle.
Mansfield ISD Staff Will Notify Parents if Their Kid Is Transgender
DALLAS OBSERVER – The Mansfield Independent School District approved a policy this week that requires staff to notify parents if their child asks to use a pronoun or bathroom that doesn’t correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. The measure passed despite efforts to delay the vote, a warning from the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the presence of people who came to the board meeting to speak against the policy.
Fort Stockton School board votes no to year-round school
CBS 7 (ODESSA) – During a school board meeting Monday, the Fort Stockton ISD School board voted against the 2024-2025 schedule to year-round school. This comes as an effort to improve academics after STAAR test scores decreased throughout the state. The new schedule would extend the school year into June, with some exceptions.
