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In response to the January 14, 2016 post, “Reasonable Accountability – A Primer for the Texas Legislator,” a Texas Superintendent and
nationally renowned public school advocate writes:
SC,
I would
think a sliding scale based on Target Revenue levels would be fair. Our current
funding system often has a one school district getting up to $3,000.00 per
pupil more than its neighboring district. This structural funding flaw means
that the “lucky” district can get millions of dollars more in state funding... year after
year,
To hold
the unlucky/underfunded school district to the same learning standards as the
significantly better funded school district is a farce. A farce that implies that resources,
teacher pay, etc., don't impact student learning.
Bottom
line, low target revenue districts are at a massive disadvantage.
SC
Response
I’d say “Preach.” But you do, loud and often. We are on the same page with the
inadequacy and inherent unfairness of our state’s education funding
system. As our mutual friend, Reverend
Charles Foster Johnson so clearly states, “It is a sin.”
Which means that when we have underfunded districts that are
unable to meet state accountability standards, the first, fair and logical
state response should be to at least equalize resources. Sadly, when it comes
to education policy in our state, fair and logical has been absent for about
the past ten years.
Think. Work. Achieve.
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