"The Achilles Heel of Texas: Improving College Eligibility Rates Through K-12 Education Savings Accounts" show that only a minority of Texas students are college ready. Public schools would improve and students would excel with the implementation of an Educational Savings Account program similar to that passed in Nevada.
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...