Finance Debates Education Funding

Finance Debates Education Funding

(Austin)  Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday considered the budget for the largest slice of state spending: public education.   The Senate budget proposes spending about $112 billion in general revenue over the next two years, and more than half of that goes to pay for public education.  The Senate budget bill, as filed, adds $2.4 billion to cover projected enrollment growth over the next two years, but also $6 billion above that to […]