News
Articles - May 9 - 15, 2005
Sunday,
May 15, 2005
Conroe Courier
Area lawmakers have a hand in school finance, reform bills
Conroe Courier
Texas legislatures scramble to ovrhaul school finance
Our View: School finance plan enters critical phase - taxpayers beware
Austin American Statesman
After bond failure, new approach?
As Round Rock ponders effort to get money to build schools, North
Texas district could be model
Saturday,
May 14, 2005 Fort Worth Star Telegram
Bill on cheering fails in Senate
Friday,
May 13, 2005
Austin American Statesman
Legislators fail biggest test
Austin American Statesman
Texans would lose in this shell game
Brownsville Herald
Teacher pay raises would vary under Senate bill
Dallas
Morning News
Late start sneaks up on schools
Labor Day standard pushed by tourism, blasted by educators
Amarillo Globe News
Guest Column: High-stakes tests simply don't work
Texas Observer
Te$t Market
Thursday,
May 12, 2005
Austin American Statesman
Dewhurst taking his lumps over tax bill
Dallas Morning News
Education funding bill clears Senate
Senate poised to cut property taxes and increase teacher salaries
but leave 'Robin Hood' intact
Dallas Morning News
Doing the Math: Numbers show schools won't get enough
Houston Chronicle
Senate tries to put tax plan in step with House version
But many major differences remain to be worked out
Houston Chronicle
HISD may alter math-science requirement
Students may cut high school load with early credits; experts fear
plan is 'a step backward'
Wednesday,
May 11, 2005
Austin American Statesman
Dewhurst engineers daylong discussion over finance bill
After continual meetings with senators, lieutenant governor garners
enough votes for passage
Corpus Christi Caller Times
63% expect taxes to increase
Robin Hood plan startingto look better
Dallas Morning News
Senate drops state property tax
Changes move chamber closer to measure approved by House
Longview News Journal
Editorial: Watch closely: School funding solution still not a sure
bet
Dallas Morning News
Steve West: Classrooms are not being shortchanged
Houston Chronicle
Many doubt the Legislature will fix school funding in '05
A new Texas Poll finds tax increases are also expected
Tuesday,
May 10, 2005
Austin American Statesman
School bills hit snag in Senate
Concerns grow over timetable
Dallas Morning News
Business tax load varies wildly
House and Senate plans are $2.8 billion apart, leaving future hazy
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Time for Senate to act
Houston Chronicle
Senate's tax plan favors the wealthy
Texans in highest bracket would see a decrease; all others would
pay more
Dallas Morning News
William McKenzie: At the governor's GATE
Unless Perry takes the lead on schools soon, Hutchison will have
the opening she needs
Fort Worth Star Telegram
County opposed to tax cap legislation
Monday,
May 9, 2005 Fort Worth Star Telegram
What
will happen in Texas won't be pretty
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