Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps
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STEP 1: Pick a school district.
It’s urban with hundreds of thousands of students. Most of them low-income and many are learning English.
It has just a few thousand students. None of them are low-income or learning English.
It has a nuclear power plant, one mansion and servant quarters. It has just 100 students. All of them are low-income.
STEP 2: Set a basic budget for each student in Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps - 04-27-2015 : Houston Public Media news for... Houston Public Media:
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This week, Houston Public Media News 88.7 is airing a five-part series by education reporter Laura Isensee that takes a look into the past, present and future of public school funding in Texas.
Today’s story, “How One Man's Fight for Justice Continues After His Death,” is about Demetrio Rodríguez, with interviews of his children Alex Rodríguez and Patty Rodríguez, along with Dr. Albert Cortez, IDRA director of policy, and Al Kauffman, Professor of Law at St. Mary’s University.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf1
The Houston Public Media News website has the audio of the story, a separate write up, a video feature and other web features.
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Along with its series of stories on school funding in Texas by Laura Isensee, the Houston Public Media News website has a quick tutorial “Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps.”
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf7stps
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See the online database “Explore School Funding by District,” created by the Houston Public Media News to supplement a series of stories on school funding in Texas by Laura Isensee.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsfDB
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In honor of Houston Public Media News’ five-part series this week on school funding in Texas and the first story on Demetrio Rodríguez, we have put together a list of the 50 Most Memorable Quotes in School Finance, compiled by IDRA’s founder, Dr. José A. Cárdenas, in 1994. The last four quotes are from Mr. Rodríguez himself.
http://budurl.com/IDRA50list
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Today’s KHUF story, “How Parents Search for Opportunities for their Kids with Mixed Results,” tells the stories of how families saw first-hand the difference between rich and poor school districts. David Hinojosa, IDRA national director of policy, is interviewed in this story. [03:58 min]
This week, Houston Public Media News 88.7 is airing a five-part series by education reporter Laura Isensee that takes a look into the past, present and future of public school funding in Texas.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf2
http://houstonpublicmedia.com/
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“How One Superintendent Stretches Limited Resources” is today’s KHUF radio installment in a five-part series by Houston Public Media’s education reporter Laura Isensee that takes a look into the past, present and future of public school funding in Texas. [03:49 min]
Alief Superintendent Chambers talks about lack of funding for much-needed full-day prekindergarten and for educating English learners representing 90 different languages.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf3
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“With Current Education System, Texas On Course To Be Poorer, Less Competitive In 2050” is today’s KHUF radio installment in a five-part series by Houston Public Media’s education reporter Laura Isensee.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf4
The state’s former demographer Steve Murdock said education funding can be a drag on the state’s future economy, pulling down household income, consumer spending and state revenue.
Speaking about the underfunding of education for English language learners, Dr. Albert Cortez, IDRA director of policy, states in the story: “And so if the state not providing those special needs students the resources that are needed, districts are hurting and students are hurting. And again, it isn’t one particular sector of the state. It’s all of us that are going to be paying the price.
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KHUF radio story on Demetrio Rodríguez & his fight for equity in ed funding http://budurl.com/KHUFsf1 #txed #txlege @IDRAedu
Albert Cortez in KHUF radio story on Demetrio Rodríguez’s fight for equity in ed funding http://budurl.com/KHUFsf1 #txed #txlege @IDRAedu
Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps, by KHUF http://budurl.com/KHUFsf7stps #txed #txlege
Explore School Funding by District, by KHUF http://budurl.com/KHUFsfDB #txed #txlege
50 Most Memorable Quotes in School Finance http://budurl.com/IDRA50list #txed #txlege @IDRAedu
How Parents Search for Opportunities for their Kids with Mixed Results | KHUF radio story http://budurl.com/KHUFsf2 #txed #txlege @IDRAedu #EdBlogNet #SchoolFunding
How One Superintendent Stretches Limited Resources | KHUF radio story http://budurl.com/KHUFsf3
#ELL #preK #txed #txlege #EdBlogNet #SchoolFunding
With Current Ed System, TX on Course to Be Poorer, Less Competitive in 2050 | KHUF radio story http://budurl.com/KHUFsf4 #txlege @IDRAedu #EdBlogNet #SchoolFunding
This week, Houston Public Media News 88.7 is airing a five-part series by education reporter Laura Isensee that takes a look into the past, present and future of public school funding in Texas.
Today’s story, “How One Man's Fight for Justice Continues After His Death,” is about Demetrio Rodríguez, with interviews of his children Alex Rodríguez and Patty Rodríguez, along with Dr. Albert Cortez, IDRA director of policy, and Al Kauffman, Professor of Law at St. Mary’s University.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf1
The Houston Public Media News website has the audio of the story, a separate write up, a video feature and other web features.
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Along with its series of stories on school funding in Texas by Laura Isensee, the Houston Public Media News website has a quick tutorial “Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps.”
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf7stps
******************************
See the online database “Explore School Funding by District,” created by the Houston Public Media News to supplement a series of stories on school funding in Texas by Laura Isensee.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsfDB
******************************
In honor of Houston Public Media News’ five-part series this week on school funding in Texas and the first story on Demetrio Rodríguez, we have put together a list of the 50 Most Memorable Quotes in School Finance, compiled by IDRA’s founder, Dr. José A. Cárdenas, in 1994. The last four quotes are from Mr. Rodríguez himself.
http://budurl.com/IDRA50list
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Today’s KHUF story, “How Parents Search for Opportunities for their Kids with Mixed Results,” tells the stories of how families saw first-hand the difference between rich and poor school districts. David Hinojosa, IDRA national director of policy, is interviewed in this story. [03:58 min]
This week, Houston Public Media News 88.7 is airing a five-part series by education reporter Laura Isensee that takes a look into the past, present and future of public school funding in Texas.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf2
http://houstonpublicmedia.com/
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“How One Superintendent Stretches Limited Resources” is today’s KHUF radio installment in a five-part series by Houston Public Media’s education reporter Laura Isensee that takes a look into the past, present and future of public school funding in Texas. [03:49 min]
Alief Superintendent Chambers talks about lack of funding for much-needed full-day prekindergarten and for educating English learners representing 90 different languages.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf3
******************************
“With Current Education System, Texas On Course To Be Poorer, Less Competitive In 2050” is today’s KHUF radio installment in a five-part series by Houston Public Media’s education reporter Laura Isensee.
http://budurl.com/KHUFsf4
The state’s former demographer Steve Murdock said education funding can be a drag on the state’s future economy, pulling down household income, consumer spending and state revenue.
Speaking about the underfunding of education for English language learners, Dr. Albert Cortez, IDRA director of policy, states in the story: “And so if the state not providing those special needs students the resources that are needed, districts are hurting and students are hurting. And again, it isn’t one particular sector of the state. It’s all of us that are going to be paying the price.
Twitter Notices
KHUF radio story on Demetrio Rodríguez & his fight for equity in ed funding http://budurl.com/KHUFsf1 #txed #txlege @IDRAedu
Albert Cortez in KHUF radio story on Demetrio Rodríguez’s fight for equity in ed funding http://budurl.com/KHUFsf1 #txed #txlege @IDRAedu
Learn How Texas Funds Public Schools In 7 Easy Steps, by KHUF http://budurl.com/KHUFsf7stps #txed #txlege
Explore School Funding by District, by KHUF http://budurl.com/KHUFsfDB #txed #txlege
50 Most Memorable Quotes in School Finance http://budurl.com/IDRA50list #txed #txlege @IDRAedu
How Parents Search for Opportunities for their Kids with Mixed Results | KHUF radio story http://budurl.com/KHUFsf2 #txed #txlege @IDRAedu #EdBlogNet #SchoolFunding
How One Superintendent Stretches Limited Resources | KHUF radio story http://budurl.com/KHUFsf3
#ELL #preK #txed #txlege #EdBlogNet #SchoolFunding
With Current Ed System, TX on Course to Be Poorer, Less Competitive in 2050 | KHUF radio story http://budurl.com/KHUFsf4 #txlege @IDRAedu #EdBlogNet #SchoolFunding