Tag Archives: Larry Taylor
Experts to Lawmakers: Fund Schools Less to See How Creative They Get
Depending on whose measure you’re using, Texas is somewhere between 38th and 49th in the nation when it comes to per-student funding. Instead of wallowing in ...Read More
Senate Ed Chair Pushes Anti-Porn Program in Friendswood
The program, “Fight the New Drug,” is from a nonprofit in Utah that promised to deliver “peer reviewed research on how pornography affects the brain, affe...Read More
It’s Crunch Time for Education Reform Bills
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has made education reform his mission this legislative session, but the success of his agenda is in doubt now that only one measure has a c...Read More
Senate Passes Bill Banning Abortion Coverage in Private Insurance Plans
The Texas Senate passed a bill banning abortion coverage in private insurance plans, forcing many women to have to buy costly supplemental coverage....Read More
Lawmakers Debate Public School Takeover Bills
Senate Bill 895 would allow the state to take over schools from locally elected school boards and turn them over to a so-called Opportunity School District...Read More
Public School Advocates Give A-F School Rating System an ‘F’
Sen. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) wants to change Texas' school rating system to grade schools like students, on an “A” to “F” scale....Read More