Education Savings Accounts improve student access to private schooling. High-quality statistical research has established that attending a private school increases a students’ likelihood of earning a high school diploma. Low-income and minority students would experience the largest increase in their graduation rates due to access to private school choice, thereby reducing inequalities in the Lone Star State.
K-12 Education
Study: K-12 Grade Inflation Making American Kids Dumber, Costing Them Millions
When teachers inflate grades — giving higher marks than students’ actual performance warrants — the effects ripple far beyond the classroom. Increasingly widespread high school grade inflation can cost students more than $200,000 in lost earning potential per teacher per year, finds a groundbreaking new study. Authored by Jeffrey T. Denning, Rachel Nesbit, Nolan Pope,...
March 23, 2026