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Parent group asks Carrollton council to press legislature for higher school funding
3491764 · March 25, 2025
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Summary
A parent representative urged the council to push state legislators to increase the per-student basic allotment by $1,600, tie funding to inflation, direct recapture funds to education and oppose vouchers, citing deficits in local school districts.
Crystal Tellez addressed the council at the March 25 public forum on behalf of a group of North Texas parents asking the city to press state legislators for increased public-school funding.
Tellez said the state’s per-student basic allotment remains at $6,160 despite roughly 26% inflation since 2019 and that Texas…
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