This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. At least 135 public schools have closed or have been approved to close all across Texas since late 2023, as districts face budget crises amid state funding shortfalls, according to data gathered […]
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School closures are escalating across Texas. ‘It’s not a local failure.’
State funding and policy have fallen short, advocates say, and the consequences are not confined to your backyard.
