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Community speakers urge stronger school funding; one speaker warns against state ‘Bluebonnet’ curriculum
Summary
During public comment Georgiana Bustos urged the Lewisville ISD board to advocate for full state funding and to reject vouchers, citing a need for a larger per-student allotment. Dale Frey urged trustees to oppose state-proposed curriculum he called religiously oriented and criticized the small funding increase tied to that curriculum.
Two public speakers addressed state education funding and an item they described as the “Bluebonnet” curriculum during the Feb. 18 public comment period.
Georgiana Bustos told trustees that the district and other Texas public schools face “budget cuts, unfunded mandates, and the threat of vouchers,” and she asked the board to join parents and community members in pressing local officials and state legislators for increased school funding. Bustos urged the board to attend upcoming city council meetings and to publicly back advocacy…
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