We the people should really scrutinize the actions and reactions of our State Legislature.
Why is it that whenever there is a budget crisis education seems to be on the top of the list of major cuts?
According to State Senator Carlos Uresti’s, D-San Antonio, commentary in the San Antonio Express News, he states that "Now that it’s behind us, the 82nd Texas Legislature will be remembered most for its least accomplishment — a budget that fails to adequately provide for education.” And how true this will be. The only major accomplishment of this legislative session, according to Uresti, was that “the rainy day fund, even if it swells above $6.5 billion as predicted by the comptroller, will be left untouched paving the way for thousands of teachers to lose their jobs and cuts to school districts that will ripple through local economies.”
Once again I ask the million dollar question, “Why is it that whenever there is a budget crisis education seems to be on the top of the list of major cuts?” The answer, in my opinion, is that the Texas Legislature has forgotten the importance of an education foundation for our children and with a less than adequate education our future is at risk. When you do not have enough educators and special programs to meet the need to supply the demand of an increasing student population it could be devastating. It develops into a no win situation with very real repercussions.
This being said, I firmly support Carlos Uresti’s statements as outlined in his commentary as being a very valid account of the facts. Because the GOP had its chance to ease this crisis by approving the use of the rainy day fund more and more Texans will come to realize that a major failure has occurred and hopefully in the future it will be recognized that when the state budget is debated, education must come first.
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