How would the proposed Texas budgets fund public education? Here’s what we know.
In their preliminary state budgets released Wednesday, the Texas Senate and House earmarked $72.5 billion for the Texas Education Agency, which oversees K-12 schools, and $15 billion in school property tax relief.
Read More$7M budget deficit for Hays CISD after low attendance from 2021-2022 school year
Like all other schools in Texas, the district is funded based on its average daily attendance rate and not by its enrollment. It’s something State Rep. Diego Bernal is trying to change. He filed HB 135 for the upcoming legislature. It seeks to replace attendance-based funding with enrollment-based
Read MoreTexas lawmakers propose changes to school taxing, funding systems
Texas lawmakers have proposed a slew of bills that could introduce big changes to both the main funding mechanism for the state’s public schools and the formula that calculates how much money individual school districts receive.
Read MoreTTARA releases 5th edition of Texas school finance primer
For Immediate Release Contact: Kirsten Voinis April 7, 2022 …
Read MoreWhy a Texas lawmaker wants to fund schools based on enrollment instead of attendance
Education finance experts say using an attendance-based funding model exacerbates inequities — and that continuing to do so as districts work to recover from the coronavirus pandemic could be especially harmful.
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