Regional Education Service Centers

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Regional Education Service Centers cost Texans $12.5 million every year, money that could be better spent directly in the classroom, or simply left in taxpayers’ pockets.

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Mind the Body

There are wars in the Middle East. Future battles with China. Covert missions in Latin America. And Elon Musk wants to build a Mars colony. All of these require one, simple biological necessity: human beings. Unfortunately, Americans are fat. And the obesity problem with our children has only ballooned. To protect our sovereignty, secure our...

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On Tuesday, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 4, a constitutional amendment to increase the residence homestead exemption for school district purposes from $40,000 to $100,000. With 99% of precincts reporting, voters approved of the measure by a margin of 83.4% vs. 16.6%. The passage of Proposition 4 cements the Legislature’s $18 billion tax relief package,...

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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...

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