It’s a picture of what could have been that failed to resonate with voters. Some of those candidates promised to make a monumental difference for our state’s schoolchildren. The sad truth is that the needs ofTexas K-12 public school students and their teachers were overlooked by voters.Texasin per-student funding and rates an F by Raise Your Hand Texas, a nonprofit that calls for an “equitable school finance system that, at the very least, funds Texas students at the national average.
Before the midterm election, the State Board of Education delayed updating social studies curriculum standards until at least 2025. Now, there’s no chance of the curriculum being more accurate or inclusive. We know the high-stakes STAAR test should be changed, but the most likely change to come is to make the stakes higher. We’re likely to see continued culture wars over books, sex education, and LGBTQ+ matters.
Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, Abbott pushed for school vouchers, which are a major threat to already inadequate public school funding.
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Fantasy campaign rhetoric meets reality in the voting booth. Quite a stretch to imagine the listed Democrats could make much difference in Texas public education.
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