This policy brief provides a snapshot of statistics and research on education spending. It looks beyond the rhetoric–providing solid evidence that there is no correlation between increased education spending and greater student achievement.
K-12 Education
Connecting History to Students’ Daily Lives
Right now, the only world history most Texas students receive in elementary and middle school happens in sixth grade World Cultures—and even then, it is limited. Students may briefly learn about the origin of certain holidays or study Ancient Greece as the birthplace of democracy. But too often, that is where the story ends. What...
February 25, 2026