Over the course of our nation’s history, the structure of teacher compensation has varied and changed to fit the needs of the time. The current pay structure, introduced over 85 years ago, was designed for another era. If policymakers are serious about improving the quality of teachers in the classroom, they need to tie teacher pay to teacher quality.
K-12 Education
Keep Wokeness Out of Texas Financial Literacy Courses
As the Texas State Board of Education prepares to approve standards for the new required Personal Financial Literacy course, the California nonprofit that pushed the course, Next Gen Personal Finance, has been outed as promoting instructional materials that advance racial grievance, in addition to taking an overall shallow approach to financial literacy. The State Board...
August 10, 2026