Texas' beleaguered teachers are wondering why they’re looking at small raises when the state has a historic budget surplus at its disposal. SanAntonio SATX Texas txlege TexasTeachers TexasSchools TeacherAppreciationWeek teachertwitter
that such an increase would cost the state billions of dollars more and unbalance the budget.
For Chandra Villanueva, director of policy and advocacy for the progressive think tank Every Texan, the inaction on meaningful teacher raises makes it clear that educators are not a priority this session. If they have to make a big purchase, they usually put it on their credit card and work summer school — like Richardson has done for the last five years — to eventually pay it off. After rent, insurance, bills and other necessities, Richardson said they’d be in trouble if they had an emergency that cost more than $500.
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