Texas senators in the finance committee asked questions Monday about the pros and cons of basing the amount of money that schools get per student on enrollment instead of attendance. Districts say the change could mean millions in additional funding.
The sun sets over Lufkin High School in Lufkin on Jan. 29, 2023. Texas senators on Monday appeared open to consider a major change to the formula used to determine how much money the state gives schools per student., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Several senators questioned Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on whether it would be wise for the state to change the basis of the state’s public education formula from average daily attendance to enrollment, as many Texas superintendents have requested. But Morath said the upside to an attendance-based system is that it creates an incentive for school districts to locate kids that are missing or chronically absent.
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