by David Safier First the part of HB 2581 I understand. If passed, this bill would allow individuals to raise their yearly private school tuition tax credit contributions from $500 to $750 — a 50% hike. That means a couple's contribution would go from $1,000 to $1,500. Since every dollar of tax credit is a … Read more
by David Safier RIncon and Palo Verde high schools are labeled "persistently low achieving schools" by the state. TUSD plans to fire the principals at both schools. It also plans to fire the staff and hire half of them back. TUSD is right to see a problem, and I think the three school board members … Read more
by David Safier I plan to write more about my conflicted-but-mainly-negative feelings about TUSD's plan to fire the principals and half the staff at Rincon and Palo Verde High Schools. But first, I just saw this paid ad on an email from Education Week, a highly respected education journal I subscribe to. It links to … Read more
by David Safier Look at the glow on all the children's faces. Is it because their schools are funded, or is it from the nuclear waste dump nearby? [Apologies for the poor attempt at humor that even I find in bad taste. It's one of those laughing-to-keep-from-crying moments.] Atomic Al's SB1548 got a 5-1 thumbs … Read more
by David Safier I've heard lots of predictions that Texas' budget is going to be looking worse and worse as the year goes on. The state's budget woes were off everyone's radar last year because the legislature only meets every other year, so it wasn't going through public budget battles. When everyone else was flailing … Read more