Coppell ISD faces budget deficit, proposes school closure
The district is facing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit, similar to many other districts across North Texas.
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The district is facing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit, similar to many other districts across North Texas.
"Our public schools are in crisis and our teachers are struggling," said State Representative Mihaela Plesa, D-Plano.
"It may be the best program in the United States," the governor said.
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A recent district audit determined that "continuing to operate schools that are not needed represented an unnecessary an inefficient expenditure of funds."
Some parents expecting to speak verbally at Richardson Independent School District's Listening Tour were asked to write their questions on an index card.
Democratic lawmakers and the 21 Republicans who voted against the state-financed ESAs still want to approve more money for schools and teachers.
Additional funding for public schools and teacher pay raises remain in doubt after the Texas House rejected a provision that included education savings accounts.
The governor said his announcement comes after productive discussions with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan.
Democratic lawmakers in the Texas House have filed a bill that would give a big boost to public school funding and teacher salaries.
The main topic of debate in this special session will be a bill that would allow taxpayer-funded education savings accounts to be used for some students to attend private or religious schools.
The rally comes days before state lawmakers begin to debate this issue during the third special legislative session called by Governor Greg Abbott, which begins 1 p.m. Monday at the Texas Capitol.
District leaders want to see state lawmakers add billions to public schools to boost salaries.
When a Dallas student was shot last month in the parking lot of Thomas Jefferson High School, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde immediately began thinking about extra security.
The Republican majority in the Texas House and Senate have now formally proposed spending billions of dollars in relief from rising property tax bills across the state.
The school district said that COVID-19 funding that allowed schools to serve free meals for all students was not authorized to continue during the 2022-2023 school year.
The U.S. Department of Education will disburse a $1.5 million Project SERV grant to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District following the May 24 mass shooting.
