School funding fixes shouldn't wait!

The Editorial Board of The Austin Statesman recently wrote an article called “School funding fixes shouldn't wait.” Just about anyone who follows local politics is aware that Texas has been paying for some of their financial short comings with money that should be funding our public school systems.
The argument is, we need to focus more on the support and maintenance of the public school systems. I completely agree, as the writer states, it is not logical or “efficient” for us to assume that without proper funding the schools will possess the ability to perform academically.
The assumption has been made that all attendees of public schools will graduate and go on to college, but not all do. The truth is, if the schools are producing students that are not well prepared for either college or just the work force in general; we are depriving everyone of a positive future. Without an effective way to provide education to our upcoming generations; we can expect the deterioration of such government programs such as social security.
Apparently, the state plans to replenish an undefined amount of funds back into the Students Success Initiative, but they have not stated whether it will make up for the 4 billion dollars that were cut back in 2011. With the state making excuses like, the dropout rate is decreasing and the standardized test score are increasing. It makes me assume that there is little hope for Texas’ educational system, at least in the foreseeable future.

Dewhurst, Straus, Perry See Opportunity for Tax Relief

It is no secret that the Texas government cut the funding for public schools 5 billion dollars last session. With Governor Perry talking about tax cuts many Texans are waiting for an answer for what their plan is to replenish the funding for schools. On January 9^th, Perry, Dewhurst, and Straus spoke at the capitol. When asked about this matter Perry responded by saying, “We’ve had public education funding growing at three times the public education enrollment. So you’ve had a 70 percent increase of funding from 2002 to 2012. You've had a 23 percent increase in enrollment growth.”  Dewhurst responded by stating, that 40 or the 400 school districts have sued and they are waiting for the court to tell them the amount to be deposited into this fund. I personally feel that education is one of the most important factors to a successful future for our country and our state. While it would seemingly be beneficial to receive relief from taxes, I feel it would be much more valuable to put the money into educating our children. I am still awaiting a straight answer on this subject.

https://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/09/taxes-going-down-top-leaders-say/