Study: students still feel impact from 2011 Texas school budget cuts

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Students in Texas public schools are still feeling the impact from budget cuts made during the great recession. That’s the finding of a report from U-T and the Center for Public Policy Priorities.
In 2011, state lawmakers cut more than $5 billion dollars. “The legislature was facing about a $27 billion shortfall during that session,” explained Chandra Villanueva, a senior policy analyst for CPPP.  She spoke with Robert Hadlock on Sunday morning&r