This study reflects three areas in the Texas public school system that demonstrate the greatest source of inefficiency: the large amount of money spent on nonclassroom activities and administrative personnel, our fragmented school system with too many districts for the number of students and the amount of regulation by state government.
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...