Texas schools continue to face a shortage of math and science teachers. This paper examines how state certification barriers and the pay system contribute to the shortage and provides recommendations on how Texas can attract the highest-caliber math and science teachers for Texas’ students.
K-12 Education
Is the TASB Risk Fund an ‘Extortive’ Insurance System Rigged Against Texas Taxpayers?
“The risk pool situation in Texas, some would call it extortive,” according to prominent Texas attorney Marc Gravely, founder of Gravely PC and a specialist in high-stakes insurance recovery litigation. Gravely laid out serious legal concerns in a recent podcast surrounding the Texas Association of School Boards’ TASB Risk Fund that should alarm every taxpayer...
April 6, 2026