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‘It’s criminal’: Former Lubbock educator advocate for more funding from Texas legislature
The Lubbock Independent School Board approved an average salary increase of 2% for their teachers on Thursday. However, it comes at a cost. Overall, they are looking at an 8.9 million dollar deficit budget currently but are still trying to find ways to decrease the deficit.
Why North Texas school districts are closing schools - and who could be next
NORTH TEXAS — Bob Templeton is a bit of a fortune teller.As a demographer at Zonda Education working for local school districts, it's his job to predict how many students they can expect each year.And, lately?"This is bad news. This is difficult news," he said.Texas may be booming, but that doesn't spare its schools from what's happening nationwide."Even the fastest-growing states in the country are seeing enrollment decline," he said.In North Texas, you can see that decrease in both our urban core and outlying rural areas."Dallas ISD, Fort Worth ISD, those districts are seeing significant decline," said Templeton.Other large districts, like...
'Child care deserts' increasing across much of Texas, new study reveals
AUSTIN, Texas — A new study has revealed the availability of subsidized child care has decreased in Austin. On Thursday, the nonprofit organization Children at Risk hosted a virtual press conference discussing the state of child care providers across Texas. The group collected data from September 2022 through October...
Abbott Rejects Special Session Plea To Address School Funding Crisis
Texas Democrats’ call for a special legislative session to address education funding has been rebuffed by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Democrats, led by state Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Cypress), sent a letter to Abbott urging him to call a special session as more school districts face budget problems and massive layoffs.
Texas school districts still struggling with armed guard mandate months after new law went into effect
AUSTIN, Texas — When an 18-year-old gunman freely entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde killing 19 students and two teachers, school safety became a priority in the hearts and minds of state leaders and parents like Geoff Seibel, who has two daughters at Hays CISD. "I could not ever...
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