National Review was good enough to publish an OpEd I co-authored with renowned economist Stephen Moore on the need for Universal Education Freedom in Texas.
We decided to address this issue after discovering that a staggering?65 percent of third- through eighth-graders in Fort Worth?failed to meet minimum grade-level standards in core subjects such as reading, math, and science. This is nothing short of an?educational?catastrophe.
Even more troubling, this failure rate marks a one percentage-point drop in proficiency from the previous year, underscoring a worrying trend in student achievement that is raising alarms among local leaders.
That is why it is vital for Texas state lawmakers to come together and adopt universal education freedom, an idea championed by Governor Greg Abbott. In March, Governor Abbott summed it up perfectly: “A resounding number of Texans support educational freedom for every Texas family because they know that no child should be trapped in a failing school just because of their zip code.”
Please, take the time, and read our work in National Review and help support the drive for Universal Education Freedom.
