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Lawmakers tout $8 billion school finance package as largest in Texas history
Summary
Officials at the event said the legislature is advancing an $8 billion school finance package focused on teacher pay, special education, full-day pre-K and other classroom dollars; sponsors and leaders called it the largest school finance investment in state history.
Speaker Burrows and other leaders highlighted a proposed $8,000,000,000 school finance package they described as the largest investment in Texas history, and they said it prioritizes teacher pay, special education, full-day pre-K, career and technical education (CTE) and school safety funding.
"That number is really important," Speaker Burrows said,…
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