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School districts like mine are slashing budgets, jobs, and it’s Gov. Abbott’s fault | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoAs a matter of fact, inflation increased by almost 20% over that five-year period. As legislators...
Central Texas school districts give teacher raises despite budget crisis
CBS Austin· 1 day agoSeveral Central Texas independent school districts are moving forward with approved teacher pay...
State of Texas: Plea for education funding special session rejected by Gov. Abbott
KXAN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special...
Why North Texas school districts are closing schools - and who could be next
CBS News· 1 day agoAs a demographer at Zonda Education working for local school districts, it's his job to predict how...
I’m an ex-inmate. I didn’t need a phone – and Texas prisons don’t need air conditioning | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt becomes premeditated murder. - D.E. Barnes, Alvarado Fund schools Texas has a budget surplus of...
North Texas school districts face millions in budget cuts, closures and layoffs to fend off deficits
Denton Record-Chronicle· 1 day agoThe school year’s almost over on a nearly perfect, breezy day in May as the temperature nears 80....
Gregory-Portland ISD looks years ahead at potential budget challenges, talks teacher pay
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 days ago"We know we are the leader in South Texas when it comes to the highest starting salary, this year being at $61,500," assistant superintendent for business-finance and operations ...
Texas prisons are hell on Earth
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoThis veritable inferno is solitary confinement in Texas — bathroom-sized cells of isolation where the condemned spend 22 to 24 hours a day. More people...
Shepherd says state Legislature tentatively plans special session June 17 to address Game and Fish ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 1 day agoHouse Speaker Matthew Shepherd said Wednesday the state Legislature will "tentatively" meet for a...
Fort Bend ISD proposes balanced budget, identifies $21.15M in unmet needs
Community Impact· 1 day agoFort Bend ISD isn’t proposing a fiscal year 2024-25 budget shortfall like other Houston-area school...