TTARA 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.
Read MoreState representative files bill to fund Texas schools based on enrollment not attendance
School funding has been at the center of the COVID-19 education conversation, and state representative and previous AISD Board of Trustees President Gina Hinojosa is now trying to make sure it’s easier for schools to get the money they need.
Read MoreWaiting for Tax Relief? Texas Homeowners Will Get Less Than Expected.
Between the school finance bill that cut property tax rates and the property tax reform bill which limited future growth of them, 2020 is the first year the Legislature’s plan for tax relief kicks in. Last year, lawmakers estimated the former bill would lower school district property tax rates by an average of 8 cents per $100 valuation in…
Read MoreAre the billions Texas lawmakers committed for schools and lower property taxes sustainable?
2019 may have been the perfect year for lawmakers to pass an ambitious and expensive school finance reform and property tax reduction plan. Now Texas politicians face questions about whether doing so — without raising taxes elsewhere — will be sustainable in less auspicious times.
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