As an independent scholar who has studied the effects of school choice programs, I am compelled by the evidence to recommend that you expand school choice in any effort to improve the financing and delivery of education in Texas.
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...