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Texas School Finance Panel Approves Final Report To Lawmakers

Posted on December 20, 2018 · The Texas Commission on Public School Finance — created last year to scrutinize the way the state funds K-12 education — finalized a report that includes more than 30 recommended improvements.

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Texas Official Calls Special Education Students ‘Slow Learners’

Posted on March 26, 2018 · Special education advocates have called the comments uninformed and offensive

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Bi-partisan Commission Tackles Public School Funding in Texas

Posted on January 23, 2018 · The commission comes 18 months after the Texas Supreme Court declared the current way "unconstitutional" -- but deeply flawed. The group of lawmakers and educators hope to send a recommendation to the next legislature that convenes in 2019.