Plan for funding schools critiqued

The House committee crafting an education finance bill rolled out a proposal for distributing money to Texas school districts Saturday, earning both kudos and criticism from school representatives across Texas.

The House Select Committee on Public School Finance took testimony from education consultants, school superintendents and representatives of education organizations about a proposal that would increase basic funding for all students while providing even more money for low-income and bilingual education students

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In an unusual pairing, Cathy Bryce, superintendent of the wealthy Highland Park school district in North Texas, teamed up with Wayne Pierce, executive director of the Equity Center, which represents poor districts, to urge committee members to draft a bill that would close the revenue gap between students in the richest and poorest districts. Both said they would still expect rich school districts to give up some money to poor districts

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The proposed formulas would give elementary and middle schools $4,459 per pupil and high schools $5,459 per student. On top of that, school districts would receive a flat dollar amount for each student in certain groups. For example, based on preliminary numbers, districts would receive $665 for every student who receives a free- or reduced-priced lunch, up from about $500 per student. They would get $450 per student in bilingual education, up from $250.

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Perry is a first class jerk. We need to create a google bomb that links Governor Rick Perry to being a miserable failure too. He should rank right up there beside bu$h.

You know that mostly fictitious band bumper sticker you see all over town "Titty Bingo" Well that's now actually the name of Perry's school finance scheme. When people ask us what that bumper sticker means, we can now say that's how the Governor is financing our schools.

Sonia

Titty Bingo! I love it!