«However, each current voucher student who returns to a public school increases the local district's
necessary education expenditures without increasing the local tax revenue for schools, obligating the state to provide increased funding to the district.»
Not exact matches
About 57 % of
education expenditures are allocated directly to the classroom, and while some would have us believe that this is reasonable given the increasing burdens of
necessary support services, it should be noted that, in 1965, Texas spent 60 % of its personnel costs on teachers compared to less than 40 % today.
Due to the displacement of local property taxes as a source of
education funding, and because the state itself suffers from a similar downward «ratcheting» effect on its revenue and expenditure levels, the state is effectively incapable of providing the level of funding necessary to fulfill the mandate of the Educatio
education funding, and because the state itself suffers from a similar downward «ratcheting» effect on its revenue and
expenditure levels, the state is effectively incapable of providing the level of funding
necessary to fulfill the mandate of the
EducationEducation Clause.
The continued upward trend in
expenditure is a positive and
necessary measure to continue to make our
education system work for more...