The curriculum in government schools is chosen and dictated by government officials. The textbooks used in government schools are chosen
Category: Education
Reform that Won’t Be
When legislators convene in Austin next week, reducing the tax burden on property owners will be near the top of
Principles and Principals, Again
Though the 2019 legislative session will not convene until January, legislators have already filed hundreds of bills for consideration. One
Principles and Principals
The Houston Chronicle reports that local politicians, educators, philanthropists, and business organizations have been discussing a plan for a new
How to Eliminate Taxes for Education
A recent report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation suggests that property taxes for education could be cut in half
A Lesson in Private Education
This is an excerpt from Individual Rights and Government Wrongs. After passage of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
How to get Politics out of Education
With the 2019 legislative session less than a year away, we are already hearing the opening salvos of another debate
A Lesson in School Choice
In the 1970s, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) developed a program to allow students to transfer to a school