Next week we will look at education policy in the state of Texas, this assignment is intended to give us a head start. As you may know, a significant amount of money was cut from the budget of K-12 in Texas in the recent session of the legislature. Some propose cutting more, arguing that public education is inefficient and could stand to be cut. Others argue the cuts will further undermine an already poor educational system - one that especially underserves minority populations.
I want you to do some research and weigh in on the question of whether too much or too little is spent on public K-12 in the state. This is an opinion question - but back either side up with some facts related to what the impact of budgets cuts mean to public education in the state.
