Local Impact of School Funding Cuts
after 82nd Legislative Session
News reports from around the state are providing a glimpse of the impact of school funding cuts on local school districts.
05/08/2012
Ft. Worth-area districts cut back summer school programs, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
05/03/2012
Keller School District officials look to savings to secure jobs, programs, Keller Citizen
04/25/2012
GCISD trustees approve cost-cutting measures, Community Impact
04/18/2012
04/16/2012
La Marque ISD approves 12 layoffs, Galveston Daily News
04/12/2012
04/11/2012
04/04/2012
04/02/2012
03/30/2012
03/28/2012
03/21/2012
School Board considers litigation measures, Huntsville Item
03/20/2012
03/18/2012
Texas schools slash spending on technology, Dallas Morning News
03/17/2012
District woes typical as schools struggle, San Antonio Express-News
03/12/2012
03/09/2012
03/08/2012
03/07/2012
CCISD Approves New Fees For Extracurricular Activities For Students, News92 FM
03/05/2012
School buses will become rolling billboards, Colleyville Courier
03/02/2012
FWISD needs more early resignations to avoid layoffs, WFAA
03/01/2012
02/26/2012
East Texas schools mull upcoming budgets, unfreezing salaries, Longview News-Journal
02/24/2012
South San cutting teachers, San Antonio Express-News, 02/22/2012
DISD needs to eliminate about 400 positions next budget year, no layoffs planned , Dallas Morning News, 02/22/2012
Midway ISD makes more plans towards final budget cuts, KXXV, 02/21/2012
Hutto ISD considering drastic budget cuts, KVUE, 02/22/2012
Hutto school district proposes more cuts for 2012-13, including charging students to ride buses, Austin American-Statesman, 02/21/2012
No more sports as Premont ISD plays for keeps, Corpus Christi Caller, 02/22/2012
School cuts round two: Parents weigh in, KXAN, 02/20/2012
Gladewater ISD hopes to again give employee raises, Longview News-Journal, 02/21/2012
Truth-O-Meter: Myra Crownover says the 2011 Legislature increased state spending on education, PolitiFact.com, 02/20/2012
College Station school board searching for $1.8M in cuts, Bryan College Station Eagle, 02/22/2012
Parents of Hutto ISD students listen to more budget cut proposals, KVUE, 02/20/2012
DISD To End Adult Education Classes, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, 02/20/2012
Mary Duty, Trib Board of Contributors: Districts might get blame for school closings, but real problem is in Austin, WacoTrib.com, 02/19/2012
Marshall ISD to take another funding loss, Longview News-Journal, 02/18/2012
Texas Schools Look to Advertising to Fill Budget Gaps, Texas Tribune, 02/17/2012
Marshall ISD to take another $900K funding loss, Marshall News Messenger, 02/17/2012
SBISD looks to courts for relief, Your Houston News, 02/15/2012
Budget woes turn into harsh realities for Hutto ISD, YNN, 02/13/2012
Killeen ISD weighs axing 35 teaching jobs through attrition, Killeen Daily Herald, 02/13/2012
Socorro, Ysleta school districts cut funding to Community Scholars, El Paso Times, 02/13/2012
District saves $7 million in refunding deal, Plano Star-Courier, 02/13/2012
Keller ISD to investigate whether cuts have hurt academics, Keller Citizen, 02/13/2012
Carroll ISD keeps block scheduling, McKinney Messenger, 02/10/2012
Midway ISD considers cost-cutting changes, YNN, 02/10/2012
Waco ISD creates wish list to help campuses, KWKT-TV, 02/06/2012
Funded math mandate new territory for state schools, Killeen Daily Herald, 02/05/2012
Education commissioner calls for money to implement STAAR, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 02/05/2012
Senator Leticia Van de Putte: Save Texas Schools! Burnt Orange Report, 02/02/2012
Superintendents note stress haunts classrooms, Cleburne Times-Review, 02/02/2012
Cuts leave school programs in jeopardy, Gainesville Daily Register, 02/01/12
We're Not Gonna Take It: Texas' starving school districts lawyer up for (another) epic battle for survival, Texas Observer, 02/01/2012
Leaders warn of more budget problems in Texas, Houston Chronicle, 02/02/2012
Teachers seek special session to stop school cuts, Houston Chronicle, 02/01/2012
Community can register for Save Texas Schools Conference, San Antonio Express-News, 01/31/2012
Weeks: School Districts Face More State Budget Cuts in 2013, Rio Grande Guardian, 02/03/2012
Group: Education cuts equal 32,000 job losses, San Angelo Standard-Times, 02/01/2012
Major programs affected by budget cuts, Lufkin Daily News, 01/31/2012
Textbook cost to meet new standards questioned, Abilene Reporter-News, 01/31/2012
No help for budget crisis for at least two years, Your Houston News, 01/30/2012
Not all central Texas teacher jobs safe, KXAN, 01/30/2012
Schools challenge state funding, Corsicana Daily Sun, 01/31/2012
Class size affected by budget cuts, KXAN, 01/30/2012
Bryan schools to pay staff to resign, Bryan College Station Eagle, 01/25/2012
School will again pay for resignations, Wise County Messenger, 01/21/2012
Waco ISD Considers New Budget Plan With New Campus Closures, KWTX, 01/19/2012
South San ISD joins bandwagon with cash-generating bus ads, KENS5, 01/20/2012
DISD school closures could shut down winning teams, Southern Methodist University, 01/20/2012
A gusty move at GISD, Galveston County Daily News, 01/22/2012
Amid funding cuts, Region 16 tries to help school districts, Amarillo Globe-News, 01/22/2012
BISD again offers early exit incentives, Brownsville Herald, 01/19/2012
Year of cutbacks changes WFISD, Wichita Falls Times Record News, 01/20/2012
Dallas ISD Students, Parents Rally To Save Schools, CMSDFW.com, 01/19/2012
Second Abilene ISD early departure notification program could save $650,000, Abilene Reporter-News, 01/17/2012
Dallas ISD announces public hearings for school closure plan, Dallas Morning News, 01/17/2012
Schools cut back on field trips, WOAI, 01/17/2012
South San to offer $10,000 buyout, San Antonio Express-News, 01/19/2012
To save money, Austin school district plans short workweeks in summer, weeklong July closure, Austin American-Statesman, 01/15/2012
Dallas school officials see few budget-balancing options aside from closing 11 campuses (subscriber access required), Dallas Morning News, 01/13/2012
Facing another grueling year, SBISD finance team hears complexity of school funding, YourHoustonNews.com, 01/11/2012
Waivers: Increasing class sizes hurts education, El Paso Times, 01/05/2012
Waco ISD holds public forums over possible school closings, KXXV-TV, 01/05/2012
Students, staff say goodbye to Point Comfort Elementary, Victoria Advocate, 06/02/2011
Record number of Texas school districts sues state for funding, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/22/2011
State budget cuts: Struggling students hurt most, Amarillo Globe-News, 12/24/2011
Top Stories of 2011 — No. 3, HISD deals with budget cuts, The Huntsville Item, 12/29/2011
Bryan ISD seeks ideas for budget solutions, The Eagle, 12/17/2011
Schools trim athletic funds to tackle state revenue loss, Killeen Daily Herald, 12/17/2011
GISD working to find new funding sources, Galveston Daily News, 12/11/2011
SSAISD recycles textiles to fund DARE program, San Antonio Express-News
Killeen ISD OKs fees for courses, Killeen Daily Herald, 12/6/2011
Class-size waivers triple in Texas, The Eagle, 11/26/2011
Texas School Finance Fix Eludes Perry as Students Do Without Art, Bloomberg Businessweek, 11/29/2011
Mansfield ISD Considering Longer School Day, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, 11/21/2011
Cove ISD cuts may eliminate technology specialists, Killeen Daily Herald, 11/19/2011
MISD must cut $2M more for next school year, Marshall News Messenger, 11/17/2011
College Station ISD Trustees Meeting Recap, WTAW, 11/16/2011
Teachers go online to meet classroom needs, San Antonio Express-News, 11/15/2011