Posts about programs, policies, and proposed legislation affecting education
While this post is about specific Texas legislation, similar bills are in play in other GOP-controlled states. Watching the 2025 Txlege session provides far too many moments of despair. I held out hope that fiscal conservative Republicans and Democrats could stave off the voucher scheme or at least make it contingent on voter approval in…
Read moreRepeal and Replace Robin Hood Funding Scheme I don’t know who likes the Robin Hood funding scheme that recaptures money from high property wealth districts and uses it to redistribute to low property wealth districts. This was the “brilliant” fix to the funding formula found to be be unconstitutional in the 1990s (history). Wealthier property…
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