school finance bill

Teachers rally for a pay raise at the Austin Independent School District headquarters in May.

Texas Teachers Are Getting Pay Raises, But How Much Depends On The District

Jill Ament

From Texas Standa rd: The Texas Legislature passed a multibillion-dollar school finance bill during its most recent session. The funds provide a pay...

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Hearings on proposed school funding bill set to resume today

A school finance proposal that would boost funding by more than $75 million is going to fall short of what the Kansas Supreme Court views as adequate.As…

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Kansas High Court Rejects New School Funding Plan

The Kansas school funding saga continues. In February, the state Supreme Court ruled that funding to poor school districts be increased by June 30th. If…

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Kansas Lawmakers Begin Debate on Proposed K-12 Budget Fix

Kansas lawmakers have begun debate on a proposed solution to the state’s school funding crisis. The Kansas Supreme Court has determined that funding for…

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Kansas: Brownback signs school finance bill with controversial add-ons

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed the school finance bill this week; complete with controversial add-ons reported the Topeka Capital-Journal. Brownback…