This letter highlights the case that Texas’ teacher incentive pay programs need to be restored in order to avoid negative unintended consequences to existing programs. These concerns are shared by business groups, education reform organizations, school districts, and grassroots organizations.
State Education Board Should Support Proposed Literature List
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) should adopt a required literature list that supports the literacy and knowledge-acquisition of Texas students and not allow leftist organizations like the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (TCTELA) to pressure them into adopting a watered-down, politically driven list. Texas public schools have failed at both...