/tags/school-finance school finance en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:27:31 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-16/texas-house-set-to-debate-school-voucher-bill-sweeping-school-finance-legislation The Texas House on Wednesday is poised to debate a contentious bill that would create a program where public funds could be used towards private schools. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:27:31 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-16/texas-house-set-to-debate-school-voucher-bill-sweeping-school-finance-legislation Lucio Vasquez, Blaise Gainey /texas-news/2025-04-04/school-finance-bill-voucher-proposal-clear-first-hurdle-in-the-texas-house The Texas House Public Education Committee passed a sweeping school finance proposal on Thursday, along with a bill that would create a program allowing parents to use public funds to pay for private schools. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:31:25 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-04/school-finance-bill-voucher-proposal-clear-first-hurdle-in-the-texas-house Blaise Gainey /government/2025-03-26/billions-more-for-tax-relief-and-border-security-under-budget-approved-by-texas-senate Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:38:30 GMT /government/2025-03-26/billions-more-for-tax-relief-and-border-security-under-budget-approved-by-texas-senate Jasper Scherer | The Texas Tribune, Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune /government/2025-02-27/tarrant-appraisal-district-to-discuss-reappraisal-plan-in-march-amid-school-district-outcry Months after passing sweeping changes to its reappraisal plan, the Tarrant Appraisal District board will meet March 12 to discuss whether some of those changes should be walked back. The meeting follows outcry from school district leaders who say the policies could lead to funding cuts. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:58:06 GMT /government/2025-02-27/tarrant-appraisal-district-to-discuss-reappraisal-plan-in-march-amid-school-district-outcry Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report, Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /education/2025-01-31/report-details-keller-isds-financial-woes-residents-question-if-district-split-would-solve-them While some see the split as a budget solution, hundreds of residents are demanding more information — and an election. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:46:31 GMT /education/2025-01-31/report-details-keller-isds-financial-woes-residents-question-if-district-split-would-solve-them Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report /education/2024-09-12/texas-school-districts-say-upgrades-to-the-states-student-data-reporting-system-could-hurt-their-funding The Texas Education Agency says there’s time to fix problems before officially reported data is used to determine how much money districts get. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:56:17 GMT /education/2024-09-12/texas-school-districts-say-upgrades-to-the-states-student-data-reporting-system-could-hurt-their-funding Jaden Edison | The Texas Tribune /education/2024-04-25/thousands-of-denton-isd-students-will-get-free-breakfast-and-lunch-once-federal-funding-is-approved School board votes unanimously to join a program that will eliminate ‘lunch debt’ for four years at 10 campuses — at no cost to the district. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:18:15 GMT /education/2024-04-25/thousands-of-denton-isd-students-will-get-free-breakfast-and-lunch-once-federal-funding-is-approved Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /education/2024-01-18/the-financial-forecast-for-texas-schools-is-poor-denton-isd-is-still-planning-for-the-best The funding crunch for Texas schools happened even as residents in Denton paid more in property taxes, which doesn’t automatically come back to Denton ISD campuses. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:54:43 GMT /education/2024-01-18/the-financial-forecast-for-texas-schools-is-poor-denton-isd-is-still-planning-for-the-best Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /politics/2023-12-01/texas-senate-passes-its-own-school-safety-funding-bill-but-little-time-remains-to-get-it-across-the-finish-line Senate Bill 5 would send an extra $800 million to public schools for security upgrades over the next two years. But the measure is at risk of becoming the latest casualty of the rift between the Texas House and Senate. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:48:09 GMT /politics/2023-12-01/texas-senate-passes-its-own-school-safety-funding-bill-but-little-time-remains-to-get-it-across-the-finish-line Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune /politics/2023-11-01/school-leaders-say-texas-campus-safety-funding-doesnt-cover-new-state-mandates A bill to increase the state’s support for school safety appears stalled in this month’s special legislative session. But even if it passes, superintendents warn it isn’t enough. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT /politics/2023-11-01/school-leaders-say-texas-campus-safety-funding-doesnt-cover-new-state-mandates Caroline Wilburn | The Texas Tribune