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Local Innovator, Episode 1

Local Innovator is a podcast designed to bring innovative ideas to local leaders, whether they be elected officials, staff members, or interested community members. In this inaugural episode of Local Innovator, we explore the purpose of involvement in local policy by challenging those involved to ask the tough questions about policy proposals and proposed expenditures. We run down the top 10 questions you can ask of local government proposals, giving you the tools you need to make sure your policy ideas are ready for showtime! Come join us for the first episode of Local Innovator, featuring TPPF's Center for Local Governance scholar Jess Fields.

September 23, 2014
K-12 Education

Empowering Teachers

Teachers love to give their students all the help they can, but it is astonishing the many areas in which they are not given the support which they should receive. One case of this is when teachers have to pay for classroom supplies for their kids out of their own pocket. In many cases, teachers dig deep into their own pockets to enhance the learning experience of their students. In the 2006-07 school year—the most recent for which data is available—Texas public school teachers spent over $400 on classroom supplies. Table 1 provides some information on how much public school and private school teachers are spending:

September 12, 2014
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