Lawmakers at the Capitol have been pushing an extremely dangerous idea for some time now that would replace property taxes with higher sales taxes in
This blog post was written by Communications Intern Bianca Lopez. It’s been seven years since the Texas Legislature made deep budget cuts to public education,
On March 19th in Austin, the public will have a rare chance to testify about the importance of investing in our public schools. The new
With important elections slated for 2018, it’s a good chance to ask candidates for all offices where they stand on key policy issues. Here at
This post was written by CPPP Communications Intern Bianca Lopez. Photo credit: Glenn Strong, Flickr. CC license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 In general, math scores are a pretty
On February 12, the White House released its $4.4 trillion proposal for the 2019 federal budget, which calls for many of the same deep cuts
For more info on school finance in Texas, head here. The Legislative Budget Board estimates that the state’s share of Foundation School Program[i] funding will
On Tuesday, January 23, the new Texas Commission on Public School Finance will hold its first meeting in Austin. The Commission has the chance to
