Regional Education Service Centers are tasked with supporting school districts, but offer limited transparency regarding their spending practices. They should be more accountable to the Texas Education Agency, and more transparent to parents and voters.
K-12 Education
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...
July 1, 2024