I’m Proud of My Fellow Texans!
The New York Times reports: Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and the Republican-controlled legislature are eager to pass legislation making it harder to vote, especially for...
Category : Texas
Texas Historian: Yes, Teach Texas History: All of It!
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently signed a law (House Bill 2497) creating “The Texas 1836 Project,” intended to teach the true history of Texas and...
Chalkbeat: State Takeovers Are Usually Unsuccessful
Matt Barnum of Chalkbeat reports on a research study that concluded that most state takeovers of low-performing districts were unsuccessful. Local school boards, it was...
Texas Removes All Limits on Buying and Carrying a Handgun
Other nations have figured out that the best way to reduce gun violence is to impose many barriers to buying a gun: background checks, registration,...
Texas: Public Schools Are Better Than Charter Schools: Stop Funding Failure!
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to the North Texas School Boards Association by Zoom. Right now, Texas is ground zero for the charter...
Texas: Senate Education Committee Guts Local Control of Schools
The Texas Senate Education Committee bowed to the wishes of the powerful charter lobby and granted sole power to the State Commissioner (appointed by the...
Texas: Legislature Debates Whether to Make It Easier to Open Charter Schools
The charter industry is turning its lobbyists loose in Texas. Despite the large number of charters in the state (more than 800), the lobbyists want...
Great News: Vouchers Blocked Again in Texas!
Last week, we celebrated the victory of your tireless advocacy for public education funding for our children when we announced Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to...
Texas: A Message from My Brother
retired teacher says: Texas can join Florida in being a libertarian dystopia. When people vote for these free market fools, they can expect their needs...
Pastors for Texas Children to the Texas Legislature: “Make Suitable Provision!”
One of our greatest allies for public schools in the nation is the remarkable Pastors for Texas Children. They are active every day in Texas,...