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New Coalition Launched to Impact School Funding Debate

The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) have launched a statewide coalition to impact the outcome of the special session on school finance.

The Coalition to Invest in Texas Schools will help to increase awareness of the top priorities for legislators when they return to Austin this spring for a special session: education quality and increased education funding. The 7,300 members of TASB and 2,000 members of TASA plan to work in concert with teachers, parents and business leaders to build awareness of the issue.

The Coalition's Web site: www.InvestInTexasSchools.org provides a broad range of information and studies on school funding for both the public and decision-makers.

The new Web site includes the following sections:

  • Take Action: Communicate with your community or legislator on Texas School Funding.
  • Library: Read the latest reports, analyses and proposals.
  • School Funding 101: Learn more about our current school funding system.
  • Texas Progress Report: Learn about the positive effects of additional funding.
  • Legislative Information: See the latest communications and resources produced by the Coalition to Invest in Texas Schools.
  • Press Center: Find media advisories, press releases and other resources for media.

Plus, each week, the Coalition to Invest in Texas Schools will provide the opportunity for school officials' voices to be heard in its "Spotlight on Schools" section. This week, Pasadena Independent School District Superintendent Rick Schneider is featured.

In coming weeks, this e-mail newsletter will cover timely topics related to today's school funding debate. We strongly encourage you to pass along this e-mail newsletter to others who may be interested.

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Coalition to Invest in Texas Schools

The Coalition to Invest in Texas Schools is a coalition of teachers, school board members, school administrators, parents and business leaders who support increased school funding. As we have seen throughout Texas , when schools are better funded, student performance goes up. Texas currently ranks 47th in average SAT scores and 40th in graduation rates. We can do better. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.investintexasschools.org

"The first priority of this coalition is to make sure that significant increased funding that helps all districts and children across Texas is the first priority of every legislator, every statewide official and on the agenda of any special session called this year by our Governor."

—TASB president Bonnie Longnion

The Results of a statewide survey of 800 registered voters showed that 73 percent of Texans support increased funding for K-12 education.

Additionally, 70% of Texans agree with the following statement, "When Texas ranks 47th in average SAT scores, and 40th in percentage of students graduating from high school, we simply cannot expect to improve significantly without investing more money in education."


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