As the allies, educators, and parents of Texas’ 5.5 million public school students, we urge the Texas Legislature to prioritize our children’s public education. Texans of all backgrounds, from Amarillo
Instead of focusing on increasing the basic allotment for schools, the primary per-student funding amount, the Legislature set its sights on defunding public education with costly tax cuts. When the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2023 Texas AFT and Every Texan commented Wednesday on the $16 billion fiscal note for CSHB100 and its private school voucher over the next five
View this letter as a pdf here. Dear Chair Bonnen, Chair Huffman, and Members: Every Texan’s mission is to strengthen public policy to expand opportunity and equity for Texans of
Everyone fortunate enough to have a savings account knows it’s a blessing during hard times. Texas is fortunate to have a savings account in its Economic Stabilization Fund — often called the
Earlier this week, State Comptroller Glenn Hegar discussed COVID-19’s impact on the Texas economy and what that means for the 2020-2021 state budget. Commenting on a wide range of state
This commentary was originally published in The Quorum Report on August 30, 2018. This week Governor Abbott made a case for boosting state funding to our public schools. We agree
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 hold important conversations about how
This Saturday the Texas House will take up Senate Bill 1, a dangerous bill that would limit the ability of local governments to raise the revenue needed to pay for public
This week CPPP joins dozens of other Texans—individuals and organizations—to testify on the Texas Senate’s current state budget proposal, Senate Bill 1. As our testimony details, we are alarmed by