Category: School Finance
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Today was V-Day for the most recent Texas school finance case! More on the win later. In the morning (about 6 a.m.) I will discuss the implications of the case in segment on KXAN NBC’s morning show. I will highlight what the school finance win will mean for students, teachers, and school districts across the state.
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As I wrote in the New York Times, Teach for America is a temp agency. There is no way around it— despite inspiring conversations you have with their employees, their glossy brochures, and feel good stories you see in print and on television. It doesnt matter if you look at TFA in California, Texas, etc.…
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Is it possible to compare the AMC show Breaking Bad to the latest goings on with Neovouchers? I started watching Breaking Bad last month, and I am only 3 episodes from catching up to the rest of the world. So let’s give it a try. First. What is a Neovoucher? NEPC: Tax-credit voucher programs–dubbed “neovouchers” in…
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Q: What % of the federal budget is spent on education? A: 2%
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Yesterday I made some “no holds barred” statements to the Huffington Post about school finance, politics, and race. First, the background. Brookings said minority children will be the majority in the entire United States by 2019. The growth in the Latina/o community fueled almost all of the population growth in the United States over the last ten…
Cloaking Inequity 
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