The top local stories this morning from KERA News:
Testimony on education funding continues today in Austin. Superintendents across Texas are asking state lawmakers to do more to tackle public school funding.
The Texas Supreme Court in May ruled the school finance system as constitutional -- but complicated. Texas House Speaker Joe Straus asked the house committees to study the school finance system and recommend reforms before the Legislature convenes in January.
The state has been giving many districts money to help balance their budgets – it’s called “additional state aid for tax reduction.” That funding is set to disappear next year.
Other stories this morning:
- We’re just a day away from the opening of the State Fair of Texas. But the clock is also ticking on a nearby homeless encampment. Dallas city officials plan to have the camp under the Interstate 30 bridge at Haskell Avenue closed by Oct. 25.
- Michael Nesmith is most known for being a member of The Monkees, but he’ll be in town to accept an award for his work in television and film.
- In the 2015-2016 school year alone, the Texas ACLU recorded 13 book challenges from 12 school districts across the state. You can see a list of those books and the most challenged books in our Banned Books Week roundup.
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