This study evaluates howTexas public schools are meeting the challenge of educating children today,while considering the cost of public education outcomes on the lives ofindividual Texans, their communities, and the state economy. The evidence iscompelling that many Texas public schools are failing the public trust. Despitedecades of reform, massive infusions of funds, aggressive efforts of policymakers,and commitment of educators, there has been no significant improvement inacademic proficiency of high school graduates, closure of the achievement gap, andincrease in high school graduation. The study notes that the current speciallegislative session on school finance reform offers Texans an opportunity tofundamentally change the delivery of public education. To boost the state economyand provide all children with the opportunity for success, the author concludes thatTexans must choose school choice.
Higher Education
UT Austin’s New Civic Leadership School Takes Aim at “Anti-Civic Education”
A recent episode of Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin offered a pointed look at the University of Texas at Austin’s new School of Civic Leadership and the broader fight over what American students should be taught about Western civilization, religion, economics, and the nation’s founding ideals. Guest Justin Dyer, dean of the school, outlined the...
May 6, 2026