June 28, 2006
R's find another way to shut down schools...
...by making it difficult for district's to bus students.
Amid rising fuel costs, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District increased its fuel budget 70 percent last year and has changed schools' daily schedules to make better use of bus routes. Taylor schools exceeded last year's spending on fuel with four months left in the current budget year. And over the next year, officials in Pflugerville are going to study whether they should change or stop any of their routes.
One MORE thing the R's left out of school finance. Everyone knew Perry's funding plan didn't go far enough but it was supported because it was the best that could come out of the recent special.
Lawmakers also approved a plan to increase education spending about $1.7 billion this year, but they said much of that money must go for specific purposes, such as teacher pay raises and incentives and high school improvements."It's a mistaken idea to think that we fully funded education with what was passed," said Ken McCraw, executive director of the Texas Association of Community Schools, which represents districts with only one high school each. "We supported the bill that passed because we felt like it was the best alternative available. But we knew it was underfunded."
Posted by mcblogger at June 28, 2006 02:00 PM
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