Parents are the ones in the best position to know what education is right for their children.
Salvador Ayala
A State Budget Primer – Part I: Strategic Vision and Planning
In part, performance measures will determine the amount an agency is appropriated by the legislature.
Dallas ISD Trustee Wants to Throw Charters Under the Bus
Ostensibly, she’s asking the city to choke off natural competition between schools.
Educrats Lying with Statistics
Meaningful changes that put the interest of students and performance first is critically dependent on a transparent and honest analysis.
Closing the Door on Open Government
Clearly, the result of Boeing and Greater Houston Partnership was to tilt the balance of government transparency dramatically in favor of public-private secrecy.
New Property Tax? A Warning to Texas Over Pensions and Benefits
Making tough decisions to fix the state’s ongoing pension problems will be a large part of the ongoing narrative heading into the 86th Legislature.
Short-Term Rental Conflicts Reveal Nature of Local Control Fight
The city of Austin has conceded that the challenged regulations do not turn on public nuisances.
Free-Range Parenting Legislation Is Coming To Texas
The Utah measure scales back what authorities are allowed to consider “neglect.”
Teacher Strikes Get National Attention: Is Texas Next?
Not anytime soon, if Texas law has anything to say about it — which it does.
Should State Lawmakers Start Making Local Housing and Land Use Policy?
A new trend is emerging, with states taking another look at their role in defining how and where housing and land use regulation at the local level should apply.