Texas manages to simultaneously rank among the best and worst in the nation when it comes to education, but only because it excels in some fields and fails in others. An unfortunate side effect of this is that some political leaders in Texas think that budget cuts and funding in regards to education can be used to manipulate their power and political campaigns in order to forward their agenda. Education is a window to future careers; children and young adults should have access to educational services and/or financial aid no matter what income threshold their families come from.
According to the tape "House Support for Senate Budget Unlikely" funding for schools were the center of contention between the two houses because the House wants to …show more content…
In the following article school districts officials are cited as implying that Texas is falling behind other states, as well as, other countries when it comes to education due in part to these budget cuts and inadequate educational care for public and private schoolings between the poverty stricken students and their more wealthy counterparts. “… more than 150 school districts representing more than 1 in 10 public systems in Texas filed suit, saying that state officials have ignored problems with education funding in the state and made things worse over the summer …show more content…
With budget cuts to education and financial aid being decreased across the board with tuition costs being increased at the same time, less people can afford to pursue higher learning and sometimes can’t afford Pre-K to High School for their children. Teachers also suffer from this as their jobs become just that, jobs. Often times they are laid off by districts in order to cope with the sudden loss of funds which affects their families as well as their students. Lesser known in this battle are school bus drivers who also fall under the umbrella as education; they too, are laid off when budgets are cut and suffer from decreased pay from an already low paying job. The legislature tends to wait until there is a course case to focus on school funding and possible changes in how school funding operates because they’d rather it be a “silent” problem until people start to notice and have a public outcry about it. It’s a very touchy subject when education plays a large role in so many lives and the potential future of parents’ children. As mentioned previously the House and Senate do not easily agree on what course of action should be taken in the event of cuts to education, so the whole thing is a headache no one wants to
According to the tape "House Support for Senate Budget Unlikely" funding for schools were the center of contention between the two houses because the House wants to …show more content…
In the following article school districts officials are cited as implying that Texas is falling behind other states, as well as, other countries when it comes to education due in part to these budget cuts and inadequate educational care for public and private schoolings between the poverty stricken students and their more wealthy counterparts. “… more than 150 school districts representing more than 1 in 10 public systems in Texas filed suit, saying that state officials have ignored problems with education funding in the state and made things worse over the summer …show more content…
With budget cuts to education and financial aid being decreased across the board with tuition costs being increased at the same time, less people can afford to pursue higher learning and sometimes can’t afford Pre-K to High School for their children. Teachers also suffer from this as their jobs become just that, jobs. Often times they are laid off by districts in order to cope with the sudden loss of funds which affects their families as well as their students. Lesser known in this battle are school bus drivers who also fall under the umbrella as education; they too, are laid off when budgets are cut and suffer from decreased pay from an already low paying job. The legislature tends to wait until there is a course case to focus on school funding and possible changes in how school funding operates because they’d rather it be a “silent” problem until people start to notice and have a public outcry about it. It’s a very touchy subject when education plays a large role in so many lives and the potential future of parents’ children. As mentioned previously the House and Senate do not easily agree on what course of action should be taken in the event of cuts to education, so the whole thing is a headache no one wants to