A Texas House bill proposes increasing state funding for public schools by $220 per pupil, from $6,160 to $6,380, a figure education advocates deem insufficient. Another bill introduces education savings accounts for private school tuition. Democrats and advocates criticize the proposed measures as inadequate against inflation and insufficient for teacher salaries.Texas House proposes modest $220 increase in per-student funding amid controversial push for STAAR overhaul
A Texas House bill proposes increasing state funding for public schools by $220 per pupil, from $6,160 to $6,380, a figure education advocates deem insufficient. Another bill introduces education savings accounts for private school tuition. Democrats and advocates criticize the proposed measures as inadequate against inflation and insufficient for teacher salaries.