LONGVIEW, Texas ( KETK ) – Longview ISD hosted a town hall meeting for educational leaders and Texas lawmakers to make sure their voices are heard, and needs like funding are understood.
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Basic allotment, which determines how much money public schools get for each student, hasn’t been updated in half a decade.
For Longview superintendent Dr. Marla Sheppard, funding is something she says her schools and others need in order to continue providing a quality education.
“Money, we all need money,” Sheppard said. “Right now, we are in a crisis as far as funding is concerned, we’ve not had an increase in five or six years and so for us with inflation, teachers needing raises, children becoming more costly to educate, then we all need more money.”
Sheppard hopes that lawmakers will be able to hear the needs of educators.
“We can hear each other’s voices,” Sheppard said. “I think it’s always good, it doesn’t matter whether we agree or not it’s always good to hear the voice of those who may agree with you and those who don’t agree with you.”