Twisted Saga of Texas School Finance

The Twisted Saga of Texas School Finance

A look at the history and the present as it relates to school finance in the State of Texas.

Episodes

  1. "Don't Make Me Use My Teacher Voice"

    04/26/2019

    "Don't Make Me Use My Teacher Voice"

    Four experienced Texas educators provide invaluable insight on what our state's education policymakers should prioritize this legislative session.

    23 min
  2. Classroom Royalty - A Conversation with Eric Hale

    04/02/2019

    Classroom Royalty - A Conversation with Eric Hale

    A nationally-recognized teacher talks about what keeps him in the classroom.

    18 min
  3. Supporting (And Rewarding) Our Educators - A Conversation with Dottie Smith

    03/20/2019

    Supporting (And Rewarding) Our Educators - A Conversation with Dottie Smith

    A teacher, principal, and education leader discusses the value and impact of locally-crafted multi-measure evaluation systems.

    20 min
  4. Social-Emotional School Finance - A Conversation with Dominique McCain

    03/06/2019

    Social-Emotional School Finance - A Conversation with Dominique McCain

    A veteran educator talks about how to consider "the whole child" in crafting education policy.

    21 min
  5. Averting a Reading Crisis - A Conversation with Kara Belew

    02/15/2019

    Averting a Reading Crisis - A Conversation with Kara Belew

    Only four out of ten Texas students can read by third grade. Education policymaker Kara Belew wants to change that.

    13 min
  6. What We Do Now

    01/09/2019

    What We Do Now

    Texas' political leadership has signaled that "school finance reform" will be the top priority of this year's legislative session. But what does that really mean? The Texas Commission on Public School Finance has provided a roadmap for effective legislation in their recently published final report. So we sat down with five of the thirteen members to discuss the recommendations, and what comes next for Texas.

    29 min
  7. How We Got Here

    12/13/2018

    How We Got Here

    In these divided times, one fact has brought together Texas Republicans, Democrats, teachers, administrators, and even state Supreme Court Justices: The way in which we fund public schools in the state is broken. Ever wonder how it got that way?

    43 min
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A look at the history and the present as it relates to school finance in the State of Texas.

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