Sentences with phrase «texas over school funding»

We at IDRA applaud the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund for filing its lawsuit this week against the state of Texas over school funding on behalf of four property - poor school districts and three parents.

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Texas had been plagued with decades of legal and political battles over school funding.

In this study, we address these questions by taking an in - depth look at funding differences between and within Texas school districts over the course of a decade, from the 1993 — 94 to 2002 — 03 school years.

There has been modest progress toward equity of noncategorical funds across districts and schools in Texas over the last decade (see Figure 1a).

Gov. Ann W. Richards of Texas signs a school - finance compromise bill, ending a seven - year battle over financing and freeing up state funds for public schools.

Questions about the legal status of charter schools — which receive taxpayer money but are privately run, usually by nonprofit corporations — are broad, existential ones in Texas, where disputes over school funding are among the Legislature's most contentious.

Posted on September 10, 2015 · Last week, (Tuesday 9/1/15), the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether the way the state funds public schools is constitutional.

For the 2016 - 17 school year, over 400 Texas ACE afterschool program sites in Texas are funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program, a federal grant with the purpose of providing learning opportunities before and after school and during the summer for students across the country.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas» dramatically shifting demographics will be the focus Tuesday as attorneys representing about 600 school districts call their first witness in a trial in which the districts are suing the state over how it funds public education.