Over the next biennium, Texas public schools are challenged to raise student achievement at the same time as the state budget suffers a critical shortfall. Schools will have to develop creative and cost-effective ways to meet new and more rigorous academic requirements.
Overspending is what hinders Texas public education
Steve Allison, an outgoing Republican state lawmaker, ramped up the school funding debate earlier this month with a commentary in the Express-News, “Abbott duty bound to call special session on school funding” (June 9). Are Texas schools actually underfunded? Let’s look at the reality. Texas taxpayers give enormous amounts of money to public schools. According to...