Texas House Democrats and some Republicans clashed over an education package adding $6 billion for school funding, including teacher pay raises. Governor Abbott criticized those who opposed it, while others argued for better fiscal discipline and against vouchers.
rep rosenthal thanks abbott for acknowledging bipartisan defeat of vouchers and invites him to collaborate on school finance fix: https://t.co/TDvWO7Skwe #txlege
“Vance Ginn, president of Ginn Economic Consulting, and senior fellow at multiple think tanks, said TASB’s claim was “bogus.” Citing Texas Education Agency data, he said, “Taxpayer funding for students was, on average, nearly $18,000 last year at $17,966 per student.” The data…
D’oh! Eva left out the fact that taxpayers across Texas pay for government schools no matter the source of funding and they’ve been paying more as the disbursements continue to increase, which I’ve noted repeatedly. Add to this the fact that student outcomes are flat to falling.… https://t.co/bOjIqN3iaN
“My commitment to improving public schools is just as resolute as yours,” @GovAbbott said in response to a group of House Democrats calling on him to address the “school budget crisis" with a special session. https://t.co/Y32f39RIxx
Yay! Vance is adjusting for inflation. D'oh! He left out student enrollment growth. Here's TEA (PEIMS, not inflation-adjusted) revenue data for the years before & after the 2011 #txlege cuts to public schools. Spending per student also dropped, whether operating or total. https://t.co/aWT8kBCYCi https://t.co/C7BQZTlQdR
“Greg Abbott has held public education funding hostage — leaving our classrooms in crisis." - @HinojosaTX #txlege https://t.co/jnxWOzJ0UA
Instead of investing in our public schools, Greg Abbott is dead set on diverting public funds to private institutions. @TexasTribune: "Public schools would not receive the $7.6 billion boost that Abbott had made conditional on the approval of vouchers." https://t.co/2S24eO6SkK https://t.co/RY1tCNFVKY
.@GregAbbott_TX is a liar. The education package he's referencing is vouchers. Abbott refused to fund Texas public schools without vouchers for rich people, which never passed because the people of Texas don't want it. #txlege https://t.co/IF2wXoHQgr
Nope, inflation-adjusted all funds spending of taxpayer money on government schools wasn’t cut. I wrote about this in 2018…catch up! Read: https://t.co/edj42wIRZ9 #txlege https://t.co/pFWetoFKFi https://t.co/eVJO19gdLK
Ever wonder why our property taxes are thru the roof in TX yet there’s never money for teachers & classrooms? Because well-connected @GregAbbott_TX friends are always rewarded 1st w/TX taxpayer $, putting our kids last in line—they call it “choice.” I call it corruption. https://t.co/ZV2V43SArM
Spending on government schools in Texas is at historic highs even as some are running shortfalls because of excessive spending. Funding for government schools wasn’t “slashed” in 2012. School districts received substantial funding from Obama’s ARRA which propped up the… https://t.co/sfSrJ6Hkwf
Facts: The bipartisan, pro-public schools coalition to which @GovAbbott refers voted ONLY to strip the voucher from HB 1. ALL THE MONEY for public schools remained. Chair Brad Buckley, (Republican) then moved to prevent a vote on HB 1 (See House Journal), killing his own bill. https://t.co/cY85zWKX92 https://t.co/52fsF43lRQ
.@texasdemocrats and some pro-teacher union @TexasGOP contributed to terrible budgeting by school districts across TX. School districts don’t need more taxpayer money, they need better fiscal discipline. This is coming next session when Texas passes universal ESAs! #txlege https://t.co/GW7FVyFmvM
Today, I called out 39 Texas House Democrats who voted against Rep. Buckley’s education package last year. It would’ve provided $6 BILLION in additional public school funding, including teacher pay raises and school safety. Read more: https://t.co/yZYXy7JM6I https://t.co/opyyOy5Rxi
Texas House Democrats joined a handful of Republicans to kill our education package last year. It added $6 BILLION for school funding, including teacher pay raises and school safety. To achieve our shared goal, the House must pass it next regular session. https://t.co/6zkC36YuTs