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Former Carroll Gardens after-school director stole $111k from kids’ program over six years: DA • Brooklyn Paper https://www.allforgardening.com/1848751/former-carroll-gardens-after-school-director-stole-111k-from-kids-program-over-six-years-da-brooklyn-paper/ #AfterSchoolProgram #brooklyn #BrooklynDaEricGonzalez #CarrollGardens #CobbleHill #courts #DA #DistrictAttorney #Doe #EducationScandal #embezzlement #fire #FraudCase #garden #gardening #GrandLarceny #NewJersey #news #newsletter #NycSchools #PS146 #police #PublicFunds #SchoolFinance #SchoolTheft #ShortHills

Texas school districts' best chance of seeing a significant increase in per student funding next year now appears unlikely.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/05/15/521364/texas-senate-proposal-swaps-school-funding-increase-for-teacher-pay-boost-that-favors-small-districts/

#Education #News #SchoolFinance #TexasEducation #TopStories #Tpr

The chair of the Texas Senate Education Committee has outlined his vision for boosting teacher salaries, with a focus on retaining experienced educators.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/20/514294/new-texas-teacher-pay-bill-proposes-increasing-certain-salaries-by-as-much-as-10000/

#Education #EducationNews #News #Texas #PublicEducation #SchoolFinance #StateSenatorBrandonCreighton #TeacherPay #TeacherSalary #TexasLegislature

Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers, after hearing from more than 100 community members who spoke out against a proposed $2.1 billion budget that doubles down on Superintendent Mike Miles' reforms, narrowly voted to approve it.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/06/14/490671/houston-isds-state-appointed-board-with-5-4-vote-approves-2-1-billion-budget-for-2024-25/

#Education #EducationNews #HISD #Houston #Local #News #HISDBudget #HISDSuperintendentMikeMiles #HoustonISD #HoustonISDBoardOfManagers #NewEducationSystem #SchoolFinance

Spring ISD trustees are considering asking voters to approve a property tax rate increase as the Houston-area school district tries to close a multi-million-dollar funding gap for the 2024-25 school year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/06/12/490530/spring-isd-trustees-approve-468-9-million-budget-will-consider-asking-voters-to-approve-tax-rate-increase/

#Education #EducationNews #Houston #Local #News #PropertyTaxRate #SchoolDistrictBudgets #SchoolFinance #SpringIsd #VoterApprovedTaxRateElection

Trustees for Spring Branch ISD, who blame state leaders for an anticipated budget shortfall of $35 million next year, voted this week to close two schools and dissolve charter school programs at three other campuses.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2023/12/12/472137/spring-branch-isd-closing-two-elementary-schools-cancelling-charter-school-partnership/

#Education #EducationNews #Houston #Local #News #2023TexasLegislature #KIPPCharterSchools #SchoolClosures #SchoolFinance #SpringBranchISD #YESPrepCharterSchool

"the Bloomingdale school district funded 810 K–12 students but is reported as an elementary district with only 554 students. With $7.7 million in tuition expenses for high schoolers, Bloomingdale’s per-pupil revenue and expenditures are inflated by $13,933." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0013189X221133396#bibr2-0013189X221133396 #EdResearch #SchoolFinance #DataQuality