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November 25, 2013

Title: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Topic: Education

Discussed by James Golsan
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Part 1 of 3

The problem isn’t how much money is spent on education in Texas. The problem is how it is being spent.

James Golsan says that one area where money is being mismanaged is administration. In addition, $11,000 is being spent on EACH student in public school in Texas. Is this really necessary?

One possible solution is school choice.

Listen in as James explains.

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Title: Part 2 of 3
Topic: Education

Discussed by James Golsan
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

James is an Education Policy Analyst with Texas Public Policy Foundation. In this segment, James discusses the drop-out rate in Texas vs the attrition rate.

Losing one-in-four students before they graduate is unacceptable.

Not receiving a high school diploma sends off a ripple effect of government dependency that is difficult to shake for generations to come.

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Title: Part 3 of 3
Topic: Education

Discussed by James Golsan
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Every year, 80,000 new students are added to the Texas Public Education System. That is an additional $800 MILLION each year in costs.

Texas Courts are complaining that we are not spending enough on education. If you ask me, we’re spending too much! But where do we begin cutting costs?

To view James Golsan’s editorial The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, log on to www.TexasPolicy.com.

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March 17, 2011

Title: Who should be laid-off first: teachers, administrators, or support staff?
Topic: Cost of Public Education

Discussed by James Golsan
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

While no one should be completely immune from budget reductions in this tough fiscal cycle, teachers should certainly not be the first cuts. California has 1.6 million more K-12 students than Texas, but Texas has almost twice as many school district administrators and 40 percent more ‘other support services staff’. Maybe Texas should consider reducing the number of administrators and ‘other support services staff’ before teachers. [Request from the host, Terry Lowry: Please send us your ideas on ways to reduce the cost of public education – use our contract link.]

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