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@EquityCenter

Focusing on school finance and fair funding for Texas schools

 Austin, Texas
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Alpine ISD@thealpinebucks12 Jul 2023
Q: What do you mean 230+ districts are slated to lose over $1.4B in funding for 670,000+ of their students over the next two years?! WHY?? A: CAD/Comptroller disputes. Here's an illustrated guide that shows what that means. #TxEd #TxLege #FillTheCup #FinanceFriday
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🚨 URGENT Call-to-Action for #TxEd 🚨 If you live in one of these Texas communities (or love someone who does), please call/email your House Representative *immediately* and ask them to support an amendment removing section (n-1)AA from HB-2. google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1… #TxLege
Funds Lost to LOHEs if Districts are Forced to Keep Them & Not Provided a State Hold Harmless -...

Funds Lost to LOHEs if Districts are Forced to Keep Them & Not Provided a State Hold Harmless -...

This map shows how much Texas school districts will lose *per year* if they are forced by the state to keep their Local Option Homestead Exemptions in place and *if* these funding gaps are not filled...

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Texas funds students. If a student isn't present, Texas law says the state doesn't write a check for that student's education. More attendance, more money. Less attendance, less money. That's current law. On your next Austin trip, give me a shout. You'll learn things #TxLege
Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) profile pictureCorey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist
@DeAngelisCorey27 Jul 2022
it's time for Texas to fund students, not systems. write that down.
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Julie Chang@JulieChang128 Feb 2019
I pay (a lot of) taxes to @AustinISD, the highest payer of recapture. Two weeks ago, I visited Boles ISD, the property poorest district in TX to see how they operate and maybe learn about the value of a recapture system. Here's what I found. statesman.com/news/20190228/… #txlege #txed
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School finance alternatives now being presented. TX Assoc. of School Boards draft plan: legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84… #txlege #txed
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House Pub Ed cmte discusses school funding w/ Approps cmte. UT/TT poll: 61% support pub school funding increase buff.ly/2cBInRf
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Using current year values would help stabilize funding for districts impacted by oil and gas price fluctuations #txlege #txed
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Recapture shouldn't lead to budget cuts because those funds never flowed to the district - it's unrealized wealth #txlege #txed
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All districts providing full-day PreK should get full funding, not just those in recapture. #txlege #txed
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Shared prosperity is the best prosperity. Time for #txlege to share property value growth prosperity with schools. #txed
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More LBB info on recapture at legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84… #txlege #txed
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LBB: recapture has grown but has been about 3-5% of total school funding in last 12 years. #txlege #txed legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84…
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Next school finance topic: recapture. District list at legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84… #txlege #txed
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Now testifying: Mineral-rich Lefors ISD in Gray County. 164 students enrolled in 2015. legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84… #txlege #txed
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Dick Lavine@dlavine28 Sep 2016
#txed #txeduchat xitter.gq/KiahCollier/status/781…
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Every Texan@EveryTxn28 Sep 2016
When it comes to Texas schools, increasing the basic allotment should be one of our primary goals this coming #txlege session. #txed
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Texas Tribune
@TexasTribune1 Sep 2016
Where to start with school finance equity? Eliminate inefficiency. New in @TribTalkTX: bit.ly/2cfhBT1
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Target revenue hurts efficiency of the system and is not cost based - needs to expire in 2017 #txed #txlege
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Royce West@SenRoyceWest13 May 2016
Statement on Texas Supreme Court's Ruling to Uphold Texas' School Finance System. #ElectionsHaveConsequences
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VoteTexas
@VoteTexas1 Mar 2016
We are aware of issues with our website and we are working to resolve it ASAP. Please use bit.ly/1TOt6Qo for polling locations.
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