February 2018

Senate Version of HB 957 Indicates Additional Losses

The Senate version of HB 957 indicates that the intent of the Legislature is to withhold nearly $100-million in Career and Technical Education (CTE) funding that has historically been appropriated outside of the MAEP formula. This loss will be in addition to the dramatic loss of $292-million, also caused by HB 957, which we reported earlier. Though the Senate version of HB 957

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Senate Leadership Evades Questions on School Funding Plan

In an afternoon meeting with EdBuild and senators, Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison was evasive about a Senate version of HB 957, declining to answer senators’ questions about whether a Senate plan exists or what it might entail. It appears that the Senate leadership fears public scrutiny of their school funding proposal, even the scrutiny

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House Bill 957 is a Threat to Public Schools

House bill 957 would eliminate the current school funding formula (MAEP) and create a new funding system that would, when fully implemented, provide public schools $292-million less than what the current formula is estimated to require. See how much your school district would lose here.  Additionally, the student-based emphasis in HB 957 would facilitate privatization of public schools,

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