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January 12, 2026

Title: THE DECLINE OF THE TEXAS PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Topic: Public Education

Discussed by Matthew McCormick
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

University educators are sounding the alarm that students no longer arrive at college prepared to engage with full-length texts. But what does this mean?

Today, new guest Matthew McCormick discusses this extremely troubling news and what must be done to reverse the trend. Matthew is a K-12 Education Policy Analyst for the Next Generation Texas initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Click here to read Matthew’s op-ed on this important topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are Texas student assessment results disappointing?

Who has been controlling the education system in Texas for decades: Conservatives or Liberals?

Are many students really unprepared for college?

Why has the Texas Legislature charged the Texas State Board of Education Members to begin reversing decades of declining literacy? Matthew discusses what the SBOE has been tasked with and whether or not their goal is attainable if nothing changes within individual school districts.

What is the American Library Association? Are they Conservative or Liberal?

What does Matthew McCormick foresee for the future of K-12 education in Texas if academic guidelines are truly changed?

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