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Texas’ public ed funding boost brings some relief but erodes districts’ independence, school leaders say

A law providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools lacks the spending flexibility that previously let districts address their campuses’ needs as they saw fit.

Hank Warner teaches a pre-advanced placement algebra course for ninth graders at Bowie High School in Austin.

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