Regional Education Service Centers are tasked with supporting school districts, but offer limited transparency regarding their spending practices. They should be more accountable to the Texas Education Agency, and more transparent to parents and voters.
Overspending is what hinders Texas public education
Steve Allison, an outgoing Republican state lawmaker, ramped up the school funding debate earlier this month with a commentary in the Express-News, “Abbott duty bound to call special session on school funding” (June 9). Are Texas schools actually underfunded? Let’s look at the reality. Texas taxpayers give enormous amounts of money to public schools. According to...