The Houston Chronicle editorial I just read says that Texas accepted federal funds that were to be dedicated to education, but that Perry/the state shuffled the funds for use elsewhere. So, now the feds are going to be SURE that education funds get spend where they're supposed to. The aforementioned Chronicle
editorial is a bit of a gagger.
My understanding is that Perry cut the state education budget to match the incoming federal money - so that no ‘additional’ money was actually spent. So, when the federal money runs out, they’ll reallocate the state money back, and the educational monies spent will be the same.
That’s what got everything in an uproar, from what I’ve read.