AISDpropA

Thank you Andy Brown Travis County Judge Andy Brown for supporting Austin ISD Prop A and the schools that keep Austin strong! Proud to see our community investing in children and our future on today's ballot - with Travis County Prop A for high-quality child care, after school and summer programs, and Austin ISD Prop A for our neighborhood public schools!

Thank you Sarah Eckhardt for standing up for Texas public education and for supporting Austin ISD Prop A!

Thank you Sheryl Cole for your support of AISD Prop A and public education statewide!

Thank you Rep. Vikki Goodwin for supporting AISD Prop A and Texas public education!

When you cast your vote tomorrow, please vote FOR Austin ISD Proposition A! It's been endorsed by the Austin Chronicle the Austin American-Statesman the Austin Chamber of Commerce the Travis County Democratic Party and many other organizations and local elected officials. It's our chance to stand up for the public schools that make our city strong!

We are proud to earn an endorsement from the Austin American-Statesman - along with a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the issues.

"The tax rate elections happening in Austin and in districts around the state should be a wakeup call to lawmakers. Increase special education funding. Pay for the under-funded mandates, such as the requirement for armed staff at each campus, which added $5.8 million to Austin schools’ expenses. ...

Most importantly, for districts across the state, lawmakers need to increase the basic student allotment that hasn’t budged in five years, despite soaring inflation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, the $6,160 per student payment set in 2019 would need to be more than $7,500 today to keep pace with rising costs. Multiply that shortfall across the 73,700 students in Austin schools: That’s nearly $99 million our district needs and isn’t getting.

While we wait for lawmakers to do their part, we urge voters to do the same. Invest in Austin schools by backing Prop A."

Endorsement: Cash-strapped Austin schools deserve voters' support for Proposition A The inaction of state lawmakers made Proposition A necessary to fund the needs of Austin schools. We urge Austin voters to support it Nov. 5.

Thank you to and everyone else who gathered last night to support strong candidates and important issues. It's powerful to see sharing the stage with Rep. Lloyd Doggett Greg Casar Bernie Sanders Beto O'Rourke and others who know the value of strong public schools!