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For years, school finance reform has been a messy political challenge that Gov. Greg Abbott has been reluctant to wade into.But an 86-page slide show…
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The cost of college continues to creep higher and higher – and financial aid isn’t keeping up. More Texans are receiving those hefty student loan bills...
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From Texas Standard: One issue that's been top priority during the special legislative session is school finance. On Thursday, nearly 1,500 school...
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The Texas House on Friday passed a package of bills that would put $1.8 billion into public schools and help out struggling small, rural school…
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From Texas Standard: After months of back and forth over how to fix what ails funding for Texas schools , lawmakers argued late into the night,...
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An effort to overhaul the state’s beleaguered school finance system has been declared dead after the Texas Senate Education Committee’s chairman said…
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Citing a recent Texas Supreme Court decision that upheld the state’s public school funding system while deeming it “undeniably imperfect," state House…
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Updated to include statements from the governor, attorney general: The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling upholding the state’s public school…
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“Money isn’t pixie dust” when it comes to improving public schools, lawyers for the state of Texas told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing an…
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The Texas Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Tuesday morning in what some have called the most far-reaching school finance lawsuit in state…
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Gov. Greg Abbott got most of what he wanted out of his first legislative session as the state's chief executive. However, not all Republicans share his…
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School districts throughout the state are applauding a court ruling that may eventually lead to an overhaul of the way Texas pays for schools.On Thursday…