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"...After a contentious legislative session, public education ended up with a mixed bag of stable..."

"...policy, and keep state spending low. But Democratic and Republican legislators actually building the 2010-11 biennial state budget face..."

"...Alabama's children "any right to education or training at public expense." Subtle moral philosophers, those Alabamans...."

"...of his preliminary tax reform proposal in the Senate. Publicly, he says he's pleased with the progress underway in..."

"...whatever recommendation he desires in a fashion that avoids public scrutiny or any questions that might be raised by..."

"...education reporter Laura Meckler about the future of K-12 schooling, which the presidential also-ran thinks is a “mastery-based system..."

"...would be enjoined to underwrite the education of Texas schoolchildren. Many municipalities currently waste buckets of public time and..."

"...budget deficit skyrocketed from $60 million to $89 million. School officials had used the $60 million figure as the..."

"...Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School will mark its grand opening and dedication with a..."

"...Last night the Austin Independent School District announced it will temporarily move classes to remote-only..."

"...“tax swap” proposal. Now he’s hoping he can salvage funding for an ambitious “Downtown Puzzle” solution despite doubts from..."

"...he believes "intelligent design" should be taught in Texas schools as an acceptable alternative to Darwinian biological theory. One..."

"...the 2006 bond election, continued to oppose additional city funding, and have since complained that the project is unnecessary,..."

"...created was legal "education" or illegal "promotion." Subsequently, the school superintendent quit, and an ethics complaint filed against a..."

"...make more." – Dick Lavine of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, on the austere beginning of the state's..."

"...jurisprudence. Nevertheless, it's real progress that a governor can publicly acknowledge what has been obvious about prohibition since, well,..."

"...The Senate Education and House Public Education committees held separate meetings March 17 to discuss..."

"...be required to underwrite private religious education with their public school tax dollars. If you're keeping score, that means..."

"...according to a letter sent to parents of the school late Wednesday afternoon. "It is very important to us..."

"...of revenues that are available under the State's current funding formulae. Therefore, the State's school finance system fails to..."

"...intends to file a bill that will adjust the public school funding formula to provide more money to the..."

"...pass House Bill 3, last session's historic $11.6 billion public school finance bill that increased teacher pay while cutting..."

"...end their second special session Friday without passing a school finance plan that would have provided tax breaks for..."

"...• On Saturday, Pflugerville voters passed a $70 million school bond election, which will allow the Pflugerville ISD to..."

"...A bill to enact private-school voucher programs in Texas was expected to clear the..."

"...the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools," Governor Abbott has called a special session..."

"...The Texas public school finance system is broken, but not so badly..."

"...to go. Such is the perpetual state of a school finance plan, which was literally half-baked when the session..."

"...she served last session on the Homeland Security and Public Safety, Economic Development, and House Administration committees. – Mary..."

"...Austin because it had (in 1978) the cheapest law school in the country. Visiting Barton Springs ("within 45 minutes..."