Educators from across the state have one message for lawmakers: increase the funding for public education.
Laura Subrin Yeager, the founder of Just Fund IT TX, speaking from the podium, is part of a group of educators and public school advocates who called on the Texas Legislature to increase the per pupil funding in the state. She spoke to reporters at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday.
Tobi Jackson, the president of the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education, told reporters the lack of funding for public education makes it hard for school districts to be competitive in terms of education. Mindy Curran is the assistant superintendent of Ingram Independent School District, a district of about 1,200 students about 92 miles northwest of San Antonio.
Curran said a $50 increase in per pupil funding per student would amount to $57,000 — about 88% of the salary of one teacher.
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