The inefficiencies in the education system promise to yield significant savings to help budget writers balance the budget within available revenue. But the savings cannot be achieved unless the state, school districts, and institutions of higher education are willing to radically change the ways they do business.
Amarillo teachers make the most of high-quality instructional materials
At Eastridge Elementary School, Principal Genie Baca’s teachers have enough challenges. Their students are mostly refugees, recent immigrants from countries such as Somalia, Yemen, Vietnam and Burma, among many others. The parents are often shift workers at local meatpacking or poultry processing facilities, meaning that no one’s home to ensure the children are fed and...