By Peggy Venable Ector County Independent School District in Odessa (ECISD) is not alone in spending millions of education funds on housing projects for teachers. Midland ISD voted to follow ECISD and rather than build an apartment complex, MISD is going to purchase mobile homes. That’s right. Mobile homes. It was reported that at $32,000 [...]
Yesterday, the Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) school board voted to spend $3.25 million to partner with two other taxpayer-funded entities to build a $27 million, 234-unit luxury apartment complex. In a stunning admission that the District has more money than is needed to educate their students, ECISD voted to join two other taxing [...]
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The Texas Tribune ran an article on the failure of transparency legislation. http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/27/lawmaker-transparency-bills-got-little-traction/ It is important to point out that SB 14 and HB 14 were important bills that failed to get through the process, due to points of order. Both bills were pushed by Comptroller Susan Combs and sponsored by powerful committee chairmen. [...]
Achievement School District = Best Hope for Texas Kids in Failing Schools The Achievement School District education reform initiative, on the House calendar Tuesday, May 14. SB 1718 by Sen. Royce West, is designed to help the over 660 school campuses in Texas which are low performing. Over 315,000 students attend those schools. SB 1718 [...]
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