House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

Critics say a House bill proposing .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 0, to ,360 a year. It would also invest 0 million in teacher pay and 0 million in teacher training. The bill by Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would increase the amount of allotment used to raise salaries for non-administrative staff from the current 30 percent to 40 percent. Some testifying against the bill said the proposed raises for teachers is inadequate. The basic allotment would need to increase...

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