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Special session needed to fix school funding flaws |
Jim Dunham, State Representative
Houston Chronicle
February 10, 2012
Just back from his failed presidential bid, Gov. Perry has been urged by Senate Finance Chair Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, and by educator groups to call a summer special session of the Texas Legislature to address budget and school finance issues.
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DFW teachers' morale plummeting amid effects of Texas budget cuts |
Jessamy Brown
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
February 8, 2012
Because of state funding cuts, teachers across Texas are being laid off and positions are being eliminated, creating bigger classes and more work for those left behind. Raises are not guaranteed, and teachers are kicking in their own money for class materials and supplies.
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Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/08/3721573/dfw-teachers-morale-is-plummeting.html#storylink=cpy
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says urban schools are shortchanged |
Teri Weaver
The Syracuse Post-Standard
February 8, 2012
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday the way New York funds its schools is unfair, shortchanging poorer districts because richer communities often win the argument they should get more money because they pay more in taxes.
Yet fixing that problem remains far in the future – if at all – the governor acknowledged Wednesday during an hour-long editorial board meeting at The Post-Standard.
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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success |
Anu Partanen
The Atlantic
December 29, 2011
Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education superpower, Finland. Trouble is, when it comes to the lessons that Finnish schools have to offer, most of the discussion seems to be missing the point... The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.
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We're Not Gonna Take It: Texas' starving school districts lawyer up for (another) epic battle for survival |
Patrick Michels
The Texas Observer
February 1, 2012
All is not well in Texas schools. After billions in cuts and tens of thousands of teachers laid off, students now cram into overcrowded classrooms across the state. Field trips are canceled, and lunch is served for hours to accommodate the crowds. There is a pallor, a stagnancy crusting over the system like old coffee at the bottom of the teachers’ lounge pot.
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