I picked up my fifth-grade daughter from school, excited to hear about her first day. As we chatted, she reluctantly offered, “Mami, this year I’ll sit on the floor for
Public education is the tie that binds our nation and state together. Despite our history as Americans and Texans brutally divided by class, race, and gender, educators have — since
Read our full report about why Texas should switch to enrollment-based funding for public schools here. Education is the bedrock of an informed society and the bridge to self-sufficiency. Every
View a PDF of this testimony here. I am Amanda Posson, a mother and taxpayer. I work at Every Texan as a policy analyst focused on raising standards for Texan
Some public officials believe more teachers should be allowed to carry guns, including Attorney General Ken Paxton, who believes more school staff should be trained and possibly armed to respond
Read our full report about recapture and the school finance system here. In our new report, Recapture: The Most Misunderstood Aspect of the School Finance System, we highlight how recapture
While HB 3, the tax cut and school finance bill passed in 2019, added a needed $6 billion to the school finance system, the work of ensuring all districts have
While HB 3, the tax cut and school finance bill passed in 2019, added a needed $6 billion to the school finance system, the work of ensuring all districts have
This op-ed was co-authored by Every Texan’s Economic Opportunity Program Director Chandra Villanueva and Texas AFT president Zeph Capo for the San Antonio Express-News. While we’re all paying higher prices at
Eventually, we will stop having this conversation, but once again, Texas is debating which federal law to disregard. This time, the question raised by Texas’ legislative leadership is whether or
