One of the most overused – and misused – words in the English language, particularly in the political discourse over public education, is “reform.” I misused the word when I was a news reporter, and reporters, among many other players in the political arena, are still misusing it. Just this week, a good reporter, in […]
Overcome with crocodile tears, State Rep. Charles Perry of Lubbock, a tea partytype who voted last year to cut $5.4 billion from the public education budget, is quoted in the article linked below about the need to encourage more people to become teachers. According to the article, the number of teachers in Lubbock ISD, which […]
Premont ISD in South Texas, one of the poorest districts in the state, is still struggling to stay open, but it received a $65,000 gift this week. Much of it was raised by lowincome children in 22 neighboring school districts who, unlike the budgetslashing political majority in Austin, realize that public schools do cost money. […]
Unable to resist the temptation to damn with faint praise, I will note the obvious. Robert Scott has been a better education commissioner than his boss, Rick Perry, has been a governor. Scott’s resignation, however, will have little impact on the future of Texas’ public schools. As an appointed state official, Scott was bound to […]
