Day: <span>March 9, 2011</span>

Don’t blame us, blame you, Part II

If there were any lingering doubts that Gov. Perry and the current legislative leadership are less interested in adequately funding public education than they are in blaming local school officials for the negative results, they should be dispelled by Perry’s comments today about who should be blamed if thousands of teachers lose their jobs because […]

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Smaller classes are better, period.

Although it is not all that unusual for legislators to ignore common sense, those who would repeal the important 221 class size cap for K4 are being aided and abetted by some welleducated people who should (and do) know better – school superintendents. Many superintendents would rather give up that important educational standard than demand […]

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