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I think Texas, like many states, are finding it more and more difficult to cut school budgets without letting go of personnel. They cannot skate around the issue any longer. In the words of the spokeswomen for the Texas Association of School Administrators, "There's no fat left."

Gives a detailed look at state budget cuts in education across the American map.

School superintendents protest against budget cuts

Texas budget cuts - very similar to Virginia - cut programs that ultimately harm our children and their education.

The last line is very sad..."Lose the future"...yet I feel this way here in VA as well!

Obama requested $77.4billion for education. The latest republican cuts included reductions in Pell Grants and other education line items.

Reading Was Fundamental.....The 8% that comprises the federal part looks like a lot of money right now...

Doritos High School....is that where you would like to attend, where your high school memories will be formed? The push and allowance of corporate sponsorship of schools are a response to impending and repeated education budget cuts.

Solidarity is key! (so is spelling the title of the article correctly, but that did not seem to bother NBC 29!) Regardless- I am completely in support of collective forces saying that not only are the budget cuts unacceptable- but how dare anyone impose more mandates now.

A very positive view of Teach for America and the ability of that organization to improve educational outcomes. George Will makes some bold claims and doesn't substantiate them. "Until recently...it seemed that we simply did not know how to teach children handicapped by poverty and its accompaniments - family disintegration and destructive community cultures. Now we know exactly what to do."