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Education Funding Looms Large in 1977 Texas Session

AUSTIN Jan 4 1977 Legislators face a major headache over financing public education with several costly proposals. Governor Briscoe backs raising state aid by about 850 million over the biennium, boosting the Foundation School Program to 90 percent but offering no teacher pay raises. Critics say the plan favors wealthier districts and underfunds poorer areas. The Texas State Teachers Association proposes the largest cost yet, including a 2000 dollar per year teacher pay raise to 10000 dollars.