Texas considers school finance overhaul
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Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday summoned the Legislature to Austin to fix the state's troubled school-funding system, brushing aside skepticism that a solution can be found and vowing that lawmakers " won't leave until our work is done. (article 6)
In calling the session, which can last up to 30 days, the governor said there already is consensus on broad goals such as lowering school property taxes and getting rid of the current revenue-sharing system that opponents call Robin Hood. (article 6)
Wealthy make more donations, study finds Residents of wealthy school districts account for a disproportionately high percentage of campaign donations to legislators and state leaders, according to a study released Wednesday by a campaign finance reform group. (article 3)
For a pair of political enemies who rarely agree on anything, Congressmen Pete Sessions and Martin Frost may unite in telling political interest groups to get out of town. (article 2)
Perry called Tuesday for a special legislative session to consider scrapping the state's so-called Robin Hood system of public school financing, which takes money from wealthy school districts and gives it to poor ones. (article 4)
Perry wants to eliminate the share-the-wealth system, which relies heavily on property taxes, and instead raise sin taxes to maintain equity in school funding. (article 4)
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- Perry pushes education plan (dallasnews.com, 04/14/2004, 1319 words)
- Frost, Sessions may team up to halt ads (dallasnews.com, 04/14/2004, 1890 words)
- Perry pushes education plan (dallasnews.com, 04/14/2004, 1990 words)
- Texas considers school finance overhaul (CNN, 04/13/2004, 321 words)
- Perry pushes education plan (dallasnews.com, 04/14/2004, 285 words)
- Special session to start Tuesday (dallasnews.com, 04/14/2004, 1247 words)
- Stung by redistricting, appointments, some say they're not eager (dallasnews.com, 04/13/2004, 530 words)
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