Education in Texas
PDF and articles on local education issues.
State of Texas Education (PDF lecture)
State of Education 2015 (PDF lecture)
Texas gets "F" in education funding. (clipping)
March 2016: a recent national study give Texas an "F" for chronic funding deficiencies that now threaten business success because the labor is inadequately trained to succeed.
Most & Least Educated Metro Areas
The 25 most and least educated metro areas. Only Austin places as 15th, but 4 other Texas cities place in the last 25. Houston is 86 and Dallas 82.
Vouchers&Choice2015
NCLB Reform 2015
Avg Annual Educational Expenditures for Large City Districts
This data is 10 years old, but the relative rankings remain the same; and Texas and Houston are very low on the national average.
Education Paper Outline
Education is an extremely complicated topic, so review this outline to decide how to narrow your topic to choose only one aspect. Focus on Texas and Houston.
Failing Texas Schools, 2013
News article.
Failing Texas Schools List, 2013
Pre-K Needs & Data