Creation of a new school finance system offers the Texas Legislature a unique opportunity to address the challenge of raising student achievement. Education reforms introduced by House Bill 2 merit serious consideration by the Texas Senate because they provide the means for students to achieve post-secondary readiness.
The Truth About Texas Education Funding
A recent story in the Houston Chronicle misleads readers about Texas education funding. Let’s set the record straight. School choice doesn’t take a single dollar from public schools. The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, or TEFA, was funded completely separately through an appropriation from General Revenue. Public school funding is at an all-time high of...