Judge: Texas School Finance System Unconstitutional

Now what? Legislators, education advocates and think tanks respond

"...Dietz finally released his ruling yesterday on the Texas public school finance system, it was no surprise to anyone:..."

Feb. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Supremes: Not Our Job to Fix School Finance

Long-awaited ruling says school funding system constitutional

"...The Texas school finance system meets the minimum standards demanded by the..."

May 13, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dietz Stays on School Finance Suit

Hail Mary play by AG Abbott fails to force judicial recusal

"...Dietz remains presiding over the challenge to the state's school finance suits...."

June 24, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Court Rules Texas School Finance Unconstitutional

Dietz says current system fails students, must be rebuilt

"...Dietz today issued his final ruling on the state's school finance system: It is unconstitutional, and it is failing..."

Aug. 28, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School Finance Reform Dead

House Bill 1759 disappears, taking $800 million with it

"...enough blame to go around for the failure of school finance reform...."

May 14, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More

Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more

"...School Finance: Add Cash, Subtract Reform..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

House Rolls Out School Finance Bill

Republican leaders propose $9 billion in funding for public schools over the next two years

"...Republican leaders in the Texas House of Representatives rolled out..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...8-0-3 to advance a fleshed out version of its school finance plan Wednesday morning, and the full chamber is..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Change of Circumstances: Judge Reopens School Finance Lawsuit

New legislation could be discussed in court in January

"...Judge John Dietz ruled that he will re-open the school finance hearings in January 2014...."

June 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...over four weeks left to go, the 86th Texas Legislature is on track to send Gov. Greg Abbott the..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What School Finance Crisis?

The Lege considers school finance, and recommends ways to cut wages and fire teachers

"...Even by government standards, the Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance report to the Legislature issued last week..."

March 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Judge Dietz Finds School Finance System Unconstitutional

Court ruling ends five-week trial with a mandate to Legislature to design a new system

"...five-and-half-week trial by ruling unconstitutional the Texas system of public school finance. Following a brief recess in the immediate..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

School Finance Back in Dietz's Court

Eight years after Dietz ruled for massive reform, school finance returns

"...In 2004, Judge John Dietz's ruling on the Texas' public school finance system lead lawmakers to make massive reforms...."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...House Bill 3, the session's marquee school finance legislation, survived over three hours of debate on..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Finance: Abbott Doubles Down

Refuses to drop his appeal of court's ruling

"...latest match-up in the never-ending battle of "Texas vs. Public School Finance."..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Finance on Trial

Hearing only expected to last a short two and a half hours

"...undermine Judge John Dietz's 2014 ruling finding the current school finance system unconstitutional. Then intervenor groups, including the Texas..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dietz Rules Against School Finance System

Judge rules school finance unconstitutional

"...Texas' school finance system is unconstitutional. That was the blunt ruling..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Finance: A Timeline

"...lawmakers establish system of free ("adequate" and "equitable") Texas public schools, under state constitution...."

May 1, 2015 News Feature

Texas House Advances Ambitious School Finance Bill

Teachers’ union celebrates shedding of merit pay provision

"...The House Public Education Committee passed a committee substitute for the big..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Texas Hammer: Public School Budget

Steal from the rich and give to the – well, not the kids

"...for how Texas takes a big chunk of Austin's school district taxes and quietly funnels them away from education...."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Gina Hinojosa on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We need to have the state pay its fair share into the school finance system”

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

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Back to Education Finance Reform

Updated: No education special, but interim committee called

"...committee on how badly last session's Shapiro/Eissler compromise screwed public school coffers...."

March 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...that the priority is at least said to be public education. I welcome that fact, although we’re a long..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Rep. Donna Howard on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Let’s target some new money toward childhood literacy, toward high school success, toward teacher quality – the kind of things that research shows make a difference”

"...a nurse and former member of the Eanes ISD school board, has represented west and northwest Austin since 2006...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Back to School

From Dallas to the Border, Texas shortchanges its children and its future

"...distance the state needs to travel to address the school finance crisis might be expressed in Mean Republican Units..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Rep. Erin Zwiener on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We were always very clear that being progressive and being tribalist weren’t the same thing”

"...(HD-45), a children’s book author and Jeopardy! winner, defeated Republican Ken Strange for the Hays County seat formerly held..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Rep. James Talarico on the 86th Texas Legislature

“There isn’t a blue or red way to fix public education – there’s only a right way”

"...and Harvard graduate formerly taught in the San Antonio public schools. – Austin Sanders..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

It's Time to Hold the Legislature Accountable

"...Dear Editor, If the Legislature had focused on their assignment during the regular and..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Postmarks

Lege Lines: Full-Day Pre-K Tops School Wish List

Bipartisan support emerges for plan to fund full-day pre-kindergarten

"...The House Public Education Committee met twice last week to hear from..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Your Government at Work

The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”

"...For many, the headline news out of the Texas Legislature Wednesday morning was the death of Senate Bill 1515,..."

May 26, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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