May 13
Hispanic Texans in the three major border population centers have a strong, personal connection to their public schools. They believe they and their children were personally hurt by the $5.4 billion in state budget cuts two years ago. These are among the findings of a new Latino Decisions survey commissioned by the Texas State Teachers …
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Apr 01
National studies reveal that American universities falter at civic education, having forgotten Jefferson’s warning that any country expecting to be both “ignorant and free” expects “what never was and never will be.” Happily, Texas, since 1955, has required collegiate courses in American history. Unhappily, this requirement is not always followed. To correct this through clarifying …
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Feb 27
Although former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush may be hailed as an education “reformer” when he testifies today before the Senate Education Committee, he is not a reformer. He is, instead, an outspoken advocate of school privatization, intent on further enriching corporate donors to his pseudo-educational foundation. And, based on the facts in Florida, Jeb has …
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Jan 30
The Texas Lottery Commission announced that lottery sales revenue transfers to the state’s Foundation School Fund have now surpassed the $15 billion mark. The December revenue transfer of buy viagra online pharmacy $96.7 million brought the total amount generated for the Foundation School Fund since 1997 to $15.08 billion. “$15 billion for Texas education is …
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