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Why do you libs have to tell lies?
The Democrats in the legislature want to see more of the state's rainy day fund used to support education. [23] Gov. Perry is opposed to tapping the state's rainy day fund, which has approximately $9.7 billion. [24]
Texas state budget - Sunshine Review
One more thing, this is what is called transparency
nice try with the deflection:
i apologize though it was only a 13% cut to primary education another 7.6% to higher education -
Texas lawmakers unveiled a Spartan budget late Tuesday night that slashes $31 billion in spending to close the state's massive budget deficit. Education, Medicaid and corrections would be hit particularly hard.
House legislators were forced to rely on spending cuts to close the shortfall -- estimated at between $15 billion and $27 billion -- because Republican leaders pledged not to raise taxes. They also did not touch the state's projected $9.4 billion rainy day fund, one of the most flush in the nation.
The spending plan calls for a 13% hit to public education and a 7.6% drop in higher education support
Texas slashes budget to close budget deficit - Jan. 19, 2011
Believe me, Texas is not the only state to cut funding to education. Ohio has cut a great deal. It ends up putting pressure on the schools to ask for more money locally. Sometimes they get it, sometimes they don't.
agreed, i just think this is a bad place to make cuts. id rather see cuts across the board rather than to just education. if we continue to cut education, we will only fall farther behind the rest of the world. seeing as how we are already 14th.
World education rankings: which country does best at reading, maths and science? | News | guardian.co.uk