As more young Texans are failing to meet the standards that are needed to make it in the 21st Century, Texas needs to make bold choices and go against the failing status quo of more money and more of the same. This Influential Issues paper on education provides facts and recommendations for making the Lone Star State a true leader in education without bankrupting its citizens.
Texas should embrace educational open enrollment
2025 was a dramatic year for school choice in Texas. But educational reform doesn’t stop here. The Legislature passed the state’s first private school choice program — a nearly-universal education savings account that will enable at least 100,000 Texas families to use public funds for higher education expenses, tutoring, testing services, educational therapies, online courses, textbooks, school...