Philanthropy certainly has its place in education. Without it, many university classes would be conducted in tents and football games would be played in cow pastures. Givers are entitled to have their voices heard on policy as well as have their names inscribed on buildings. At what point, though, do the strings that billionaires attach […]
State Comptroller Susan Combs undoubtedly has some ideas worth exploring in her new public school efficiency report linked at the bottom of this post. The Legislature should start, perhaps, with her recommendation that increased administrative staffing levels in school districts be examined. And, as she suggests, some district purchasing practices and building construction procedures can […]
The passion that the late Carlos Guerra had for the young, emerging face of Texas is welldocumented in the news clips linked below. The retired San Antonio ExpressNews columnist, who was discovered dead yesterday in a Port Aransas condominium, was more than a writer. He also was an activist. One of his last endeavors, which […]
Farmers Branch, the North Texas suburb that tried, but failed, to kick all its illegal immigrants out of town, now is trying to secede from its local school district. More precisely, its mayor, Tim O’Hare, says the city council wants to explore whether the city can take its kids out of the CarrolltonFarmers Branch and […]
