Posted on · In a new white paper, the Greater Houston Partnership describes how it's getting harder for employers to find and hire qualified people for jobs that require training beyond a high school diploma.
Posted on · One of the highlights is proposing to reform the state's recapture system.
Posted on · Joe Straus co-chairs the Legislative Budget Board, which is meeting now to decide how much lawmakers will have to spend in 2019 and 2020.
Posted on · So far, the district’s wish list is short, but daunting.
Posted on · Scott Davis addresses his district's financial situation and what to expect next.
Posted on · The panel is supposed to give state lawmakers recommendations to improve school funding.
Posted on · Lawmakers created the commission last year after the Texas Supreme Court found the funding system flawed but constitutional in 2016.
Posted on · "The weight system is basically like a member's only jacket or parachute pants, we don't use them anymore!" - Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, on how he thinks Texas' funding of schools is antiquated.
Posted on · A new state commission is holding its first meeting on changing the way public schools are funded in Texas. But how is this attempt to overhaul the system different from those in the past -- and will it work?
Posted on · Top conservatives chiefly want a system that will cut local property taxes, which have skyrocketed because they pay for the bulk of public school costs
Posted on · The storm may force the Texas Senate and House to tackle an issue that stymied them during the last session: school finance
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner could also set up grant programs for districts that suffered damage from Harvey, but aren't considered property wealthy.
Posted on · Texas joins 15 other states and Washington, D.C. that provide charter schools with facility funding, based on how many students they enroll.
Posted on · The Senate Education Committee drastically altered the House's primary piece of school finance legislation Friday but suggested compromise with the House was possible with less than a week left in the special session.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott has told lawmakers to work on school finance during the special session.