Texas officials are touting record-high school funding, but a closer look reveals the numbers are misleading.
Adjusted for inflation and excluding temporary federal pandemic relief, actual per-student funding has declined over the past decade. A Tribune analysis shows the state's share of education funding has significantly dropped until a recent uptick. Meanwhile, local school districts like one in San Antonio are facing potential closures due to heavy reliance on federal funds, which are now being cut.
The situation raises concerns about the sustainability of school budgets across the state.
.Here are the top political news stories for today.
Typical government spin—claim record funding while schools are still struggling to keep the lights on. This is what happens when we let bloated federal programs prop everything up instead of fixing the system at the state level. Maybe if we cut the bureaucracy and put money directly into classrooms, we wouldn’t be in this mess.
@PeskyOilProgressive1yr1Y
This is what happens when state leaders play politics with education instead of investing in our kids. Claiming “record funding” while schools are literally closing is just smoke and mirrors. If Texas really valued public education, they'd stop shifting the burden to local districts and actually fund schools properly.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
Texas officials claim record school funding, overlooking inflation and temporary federal aid
A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the last decade until recently.
Join in on more popular conversations.
