Instructional Dollars

February 3, 2004

A one-page document from the Office of the Comptroller showing the dollars spent on instruction in Texas schools from 1999 to 2003.

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Comparing the House and Senate Tax Plans

Texans are eager for massive property tax relief and policymakers appear ready to deliver. However, while there is broad agreement on the need for relief and the political will to see it through, there are competing visions on how to get it done. In the Texas House, lawmakers are supporting a plan that hinges on...

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K-12 Education

The Demand of Texas Parents for Classical Charter Schools

Numerous reports suggest dramatically increasing interest in classical education among parents with school-aged children. Yet how widespread are these trends and what explains them? This report empirically documents the growth of Texas classical charter schools. Key points – Over the last decade, enrollment in classical charter schools in Texas has increased sevenfold while enrollment in...

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The self-defeating arguments against parent empowerment

It’s like those congregants who wrongly confuse a building as being the Church. Confusing buildings, organizations, and traditions with being the essence of public education gets it wrong. In reality, public education is simply a public political commitment to provide schooling to all children without regard to each family’s ability to pay, and funding such...

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