I decided to share my agreement with Kathleen L. and her opinion about the current budget problems, and where that money needs to come from.
I completely agree with your opinion on cutting funding from education. It should be a last resort area because of the current state of the Texas education system.
It's very disappointing seeing how it stands up against other states. In the report, Texas on the Brink, Texas is 43rd in its ranking of High School Graduation Rate, 45th in SAT scores, and 50th in the percent of the population 25 or older holding a High School diploma.
The stats are quite embarrassing; how did it get to this point? With the changes already in motion to drop events from the History curriculum, it doesn't look like education in Texas is going to get any better. If they were to cut funding for education, which is already low compared to other states (ranking in at 38th in current expenditures per student and 44th in State and Local expenditures per pupil), wouldn't that put Texas even further down the education ladder?
I understand that there must be cuts in all areas, but when it comes to education, consideration must be made or there will be long term effects on the state, as you stated. I too, hope that agreements can be made and education is not hit too hard by the budget crisis.
