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Windham School District requests connectivity, IT staff and salary parity to support education inside Texas prisons
Summary
Windham School District officials asked the subcommittee for $2.8 million a year to expand classroom internet connectivity for 100 TDCJ campuses, add IT staff and ensure teachers receive comparable pay increases, citing program expansion and postsecondary partners.
The Windham School District requested ongoing funding from the Article III subcommittee to expand classroom internet connectivity across 100 Texas Department of Criminal Justice campuses, hire additional IT staff to support increasing technology demands, and to be considered for any teacher pay increases the Legislature adopts for public school educators.
Why it matters: Windham runs year‑round K–12 and career‑technical programs inside the prison system, serving adult learners and partnering with community colleges…
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