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Less than a third of $18 billion in aid has been used so far, with two years left to spend it.
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Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester.
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A school finance bill in 2019 boosted funding for districts, but the pandemic has since added layers of financial uncertainty.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law one of lawmakers' biggest achievements this year, a massive overhaul of Texas' long-beleaguered school finance…
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In Dennis Bonnen’s first major test as speaker of the Texas House, the chamber he oversees resoundingly passed a $251 billion budget Wednesday after a…
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For some in the debate over how to fund Texas' schools, "Robin Hood" is decidedly a villain.The program, baked into state education law since 1993,…
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Thousands of people will rally at the Capitol today to call for more K-12 options as part of National School Choice Week. But inside the Capitol, the...
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As Texas’ Republican leadership calls for property tax cuts and a school finance overhaul, the Texas House on Monday pitched a bold proposal: Pump roughly…
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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…