Speaker Straus is calling for additional spending on public education.
Public Education
Even More Money For Education Needed?
So far, more money has paid for more administrators and fancy buildings, not better education.
Indebted by the Status Quo
School districts’ debt payments now amount to 9.8 percent of their total expenditures, up from 7 percent in 2001.
A Little Debt Context
Yesterday, Comptroller Susan Combs released another earth-shattering report, this one focused on education debt. The statistics within are just as incredible as you might imagine. Public school districts in Texas are responsible for 33% of Texas' local debt, the...
Who Needs Teachers?
A new report from the Friedman Foundation looks at the growth rates of personnel in our nation’s public schools.
Innovation, Not Debt, Key to Better Schools
Let’s try spending more money in the classroom rather than simply on a classroom.
Inside the District, Outside the Classroom
If up to school board member Robert Tapia, Robstown ISD would spend taxpayer dollars to buy a house for their new superintendent.
Tax Hikes When You Least Expect Them
School districts have taken advantage of the legal window to set tax ratification election dates when voters are least likely to expect them.
John Adams: Administrators’ Ally
John Adams seems all to eager to defend excess administration on top of excess spending in our public education system.
Educating Freedom
Do we trust parents and teachers to run their public schools?