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Public school funding at bottom of list for politicians

Editor:I would like to comment on the latest failure of Texas politicians in regards to education/ public school funding during the fourth special that ended in December (2023).Sadly, Democrat and Republican politicians made it abundantly clear that education/ public school funding is at the bottom of their list of priorities. As has been reported, the special session was marked by endless bickering and intra-party fighting. Thus, Senate Bill 5 which would have allocated 800 million on school safety measures and proposed bonuses for teachers went down in flames.Governor Gregg Abbott's fixation with school vouchers proved to be a major hurdle ...

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