21st Annual School Finance and Legislative Workshop

500 East Cesar Chavez Street,Austin TX 78701

30 January, 2022

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21st Annual School Finance and Legislative Workshop The Equity Center is proud to host one of the largest school finance and legislative workshops in the state. Every January 500+ superintendents, CFOs, school board members, legislators, and legislative staff gather in Austin for our Annual School Finance & Legislative Workshop. The program kicks off with lunch and features guest speakers from the Texas Legislature, in addition to seasoned school finance and public education experts from around Texas.  2022 Guest Speakers: State Representative Mary Gonzalez Leo Lopez, Associate Commissioner, Chief School Finance Officer, Texas Education Agency State Representative Lyle Larson* State Representative James Talarico* Senator Kel Seliger* Senator Sarah Eckhardt* Scott Braddock, Writer, and Editor, Quorum Report Dr. Ray Freeman, Executive Director, Equity Center Josh Sanderson, Deputy Executive Director, Equity Center Adam Pierce, Director of Research, Equity Center *Invited The Equity Center is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization of over half the school districts across the state ranging in size, demographics, and location. We are the only entity focused solely on advocating for the fair and equitable treatment of Texas taxpayers and children.