Cut the waste to fix our schools

The problem in Texas isn’t lack of money for education. The problem is that the education bureaucracy has become too expensive. The bureaucracy sucks up school funds before they ever make it to classrooms, and then it asks for more. There are nearly as many non-educators (read: bureaucrats) in the system as there are teachers. Moreover, Texas schools are unable to meet easy spending goals such as spending 65 percent of all education funds in classrooms. The education bureaucracy has become a black hole, consuming any and all funds that are thrown at it.

Legislators need to stand up to education bureaucrats and lobbyists. Their wasteful ways are the primary problem facing Texas schools and Texas taxpayers. Once this waste is eliminated, improved education and lower property tax rates will soon follow.