Month: <span>February 2012</span>

Suing to undermine, not improve, the public schools

The many school districts, parents and other plaintiffs filing multiple school finance lawsuits against the state over the past 30 years have tried to force the Legislature to improve the public schools. A motion filed late last week in the latest round of litigation has a different smell to it. It seeks to hasten the […]

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Like his policies, Perry’s education figures are wrong

You may have noticed that Gov. Rick Perry did a round of interviews with Texas news reporters this week, apparently in an effort to keep anyone from applying the “lame duck” tag to a governor whose educational “policies” would be lame if they weren’t so harmful. His main educational “policy,” if you want to call […]

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A STAAR reprieve is not the problem

If the Texas Association of Business really wants to rid this state of obstacles to educational quality, it needs to start by looking in the mirror. At almost every opportunity, the business group tries to portray itself as a champion of good public schools, but its political record screams just the opposite. TAB is not […]

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School closures: You get what you elect

Elections have consequences, a reality that the parents, children and teachers of Waco ISD are confronting as that district continues to struggle with the consequences of deep cuts to the state’s public education budget. Two years ago, McLennan County, in which Waco ISD is located, voted overwhelmingly to reelect Gov. Rick Perry. Area voters also […]

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