On the Burnt Orange Report, in the blog titled Education: Tell It Like It Is, Michael Hurta writes about how Republicans in Texas have basically made a huge mess out of public schools, even stating that "Texas Republicans have put our schools on the Titanic." He states that though the "GOP" is making attempts at managing the budget, this management is in no way going to benefit education.
He uses excellent examples to make his point. One of his sources is the "Nothing, Daddy..." video, which is a video ad against Republican cuts to public schools. They want to basically eliminate pre-kindergarten, close several schools, cut back on teachers, and make class room sizes 35 and bigger. Another statement Hurta posted said that "Texas is in the deepest budget hole seen in recent memory", with billions less to take care of things like public schools. Hurta also states that Democrat, Scott Hochberg, is the only one who has even attempted to come up with a solution to the problem. This solution wouldn't exactly solve the problem, but it would at least put all school districts on a more equal level.
The main point, is that the public knows about this. Not that something necessarily be done now, just that the public knows so that plans can be made. I am glad that someone is at least making an attempt to fix things, even if it can't happen right away. The problem is something that is just to big to fix itself over night. Education is so important, the future depends on the kids in school now. Huge cuts will still be made, and there still will be problems. The public is becoming aware now, and the Democrats are going to make it more known, taking us in the right direction to put things back together for the future of our state.
