Like most parents, mine felt that I deserved the best education they could afford. And part of that meant learning in a racially diverse school to prepare me to compete in a racially diverse world. Eventually many of those new kids, once they knew me, the human being, and not me, the symbol, came to understand the logic of my position and accepted my friendship.
K-12 Education
TEA Commissioner: Public School Enrollment Continues to Struggle
On Monday, the House Committee on Public Education held a public hearing to discuss the “State of Education” in Texas, with a particular emphasis on assessing academic outcomes, enrollment trends, and school budgets. Among the many revelations to come to light was that public school enrollment continues to struggle. According to Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath’s invited testimony, public school enrollment decreased in the...
May 12, 2026