Looks like the Pressure is Working
Educators throughout the state of Texas are putting pressure on state legislators via email, petitions, phone calls, blog posts, and rallying on the steps of state capitol in Austin. Prior to the “Save Texas Schools” rally on March 12th, Governor Perry was asked about education funding recently, his response was that Texas will ‘not throw [...]
Help Save Texas Public Schools – Buyout Offered
In this article posted in the Austin Statesman newspaper, continued discussion about the best way to fund the budget shortfall facing Texas public schools for the 2011-2012 school year. Last week, Shapiro saw a way to fix a much-maligned component of the complex school finance system while also saving more than $5 billion over the [...]
Help Save Texas Public Schools – Texas Ed Tech Advocacy
This will be the first post in a new series about the devastating news of a lack of educational funding for 2011-2012. The number of educators affected will easily surpass those in California that were RIFed or had a position that in danger of being cut. Texas has a ‘Rainy Day Fund” that could be [...]
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