Monday, August 31, 2015

The fight over education funding in Texas

K-12 is constitutionally mandated, but there is debate over what is means to provide suitable provisions for its funding continue to rage. Quorum Report highlights a handful of recent article on the subject. The question about whether cuts made to public education in the 82nd legislative session are still being hammered out in the court.

Here's background:

A Timeline of Texas' 30 Years of School Finance Legal Fights.
- 2011 Budget Cuts Still Hamper Schools, Data Shows.
- Critics scrutinize Texas’ unusual high school dropout rates.
- Texas Supreme Court to again hear that state is shortchanging schools.