Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year. It would also invest $750 million in teacher pay and $450 million in teacher training.
The body is an amazing, complicated, and sometimes fragile machine. Like any machine, it operates best when given the right fuel, used properly, and provided with regular maintenance.
A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, to support the measure.
Again, I’m in need of some help. I feel like I’m losing my mind. All my life, I think I know the definition of simple words, but in today’s climate, it’s turned into “Opposite Day.”
As a citizen who did NOT vote for Donald J. Trump to be president, there is one aspect of his new presidency that I greatly look forward to. For years, claims by Trump and his supporters about criminal activity and lawlessness have been made against all manner of public officials and civil servants. These are allegations of CRIMES, and when found to be true, should be punished.
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