education funding

Karen Molinar and the school board now must wait a state-mandated 21 days before officially hiring her as Fort Worth ISD’s next superintendent.

During that special meeting the Keller ISD board of trustees did not take action on a proposal that would create a new school district by splitting the existing one.

The region’s fastest growing district will consider increasing class sizes amid rapid enrollment growth and a nearly $16M deficit.

North Texas school districts, from Allen and Frisco to Sunnyvale, Highland Park and more floated more than $1 billion in combined bonds Tuesday. A handful passed.

Lewisville ISD this week named the 20 schools it could possibly close or consolidate so the district can save money and be more efficient in the face of a $4.5 million deficit and a projected enrollment decline.

Northwest ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD ask voters to increase property tax rates by 3 cents to address budget shortfalls.

The same basic resolution has been making the rounds among some North Texas school districts in recent months. It demands lawmakers spend some of the state’s still unspent surplus billions to increase school allotments, pay for teacher and staff raises, and compensate for inflation and underfunded mandates.

The proposal comes after budget concerns fueled by declining enrollment since the pandemic.

For years the American Federation for Children has exclusively backed school vouchers — and their proponents — with money, ads and mailers. In Texas, where most Republican lawmakers back vouchers, AFC campaign flyers don’t mention party affiliation or vouchers.

Rep. Brad Buckley said the state should fully fund public schools and provide education savings accounts, especially for students in need.

The Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers released its Educator's Bill of Rights, calling for more school funding, better training and the right to religious and academic freedom in the classroom.

Educators say they’ll struggle to keep the programs they created with those funds, highlighting their precarious situation without more state help.