And Texas all those illegals kids.
Texas also has the ‘Robin Hood’ policy (Ann Richard’s brainchild) that actually hurts successful, wealthier schools by taking funding away from them and giving it to poor, failing schools.
Another issue is just attitude in Texas. For example, in the school district I’m in, they announced in February they would be cutting back on teachers and freezing pay. One month later, they announced a $13Million sports complex project. A lot of priorities are bass ackwards.