Peacock: The truth, though, is that the legislature spent $22 billion more this legislative session than the $84 billion it spent 2011, using almost every penny of new revenue generated by the strong Texas economy.
K-12 Education
Bring Home the Mississippi Miracle: A Texas Triumph in Early Literacy
Texas lacks a coherent third-grade literacy standard and statewide implementation system. Restoring a mastery-based promotion gate and aligning coaching, screening, and funding can reverse stagnating reading outcomes. Key points: Texas removed its third-grade promotion requirement, weakening the connection between reading mastery and grade advancement. Mississippi’s gains resulted from aligning statutory standards with statewide coaching, screening,...
June 9, 2026