A law providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools lacks the spending flexibility that previously let ...

Texas lawmakers file a slew of new bills proposing education funding changes, school choice 21:00. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath tells CBS News Texas he opposes changing a model ...

Congress allocates federal grants to the states, which distribute that money to eligible school districts. The funding freeze ...

news Education. Texas leaders adjust school funding for districts facing low attendance and budget woes The change comes weeks after the House Public Education Committee requested a school finance ...

The Texas Senate’s plan for funding public schools in the next biennium will likely include money allocated for specific programs rather than a large infusion of cash into the state's per ...

That gap stands at about $1.7 billion, according to the Texas Education Agency. Under changes proposed in the Texas House and Senate, the amount of funding a school receives for special education ...

Texas senators have latched education savings accounts to a school funding bill in a last-ditch effort to avoid a special session. But some House members are furious at the revamped version and ...

A school finance bill in 2019 boosted funding for districts, but the pandemic has since added layers of financial uncertainty. ... That change was projected to cost Texas $1 billion more each year.

It also found that total inflation-adjusted state-distributed funding for the entire school system in Texas is $335 million less today than it was in the 2010-11 year, which preceded a deep ...

Texas Senate panel debates sweeping, $8 billion school funding bill after making significant changes Texas Senate proposal swaps school funding increase for teacher pay boost that favors small ...

Texas public schools are facing budget shortfalls and need a boost in state funding to help, said a group of Democrats who are demanding Gov. Greg Abbott call a special session to address the issue.

Under changes proposed in the Texas House and Senate, the amount of funding a school receives for special education for each student would be based on students’ individual needs.