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Spring ISD student advisory council recounts Austin advocacy, urges more funding for pre-K, special education and teacher pay
Summary
Members of Spring ISD's Superintendent Student Advisory Council described a legislative advocacy trip to Austin, where they pressed state representatives on school funding, teacher pay, pre-K and special education resources and fine-arts support.
Students from Spring Independent School District told the board on May 13 about a legislative advocacy trip to Austin in which they urged state lawmakers to increase school funding and protect programs that students said support academic and extracurricular opportunities.
Connor Briscoe, president of the Superintendent Student Advisory Council and a senior at Spring High School, said the student delegation met with state representatives to present legislative priorities developed by the students. “It hasn't been increased since 2019. It's just kinda stayed at…
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