Something California does may be worthy of imitation in Texas, but it's hard to think what it might be.
Recently, voters in California passed a measure to raise taxes to forestall cuts in spending for education. Letter writer Fred Gregory thinks that would be the right thing for Texans. (See: "California example," Nov. 12)Why is raising taxes the first "solution" to funding for education? What about improving efficiency of operations?Just count the independent school districts within Tarrant County. Each has its own superintendent, deputy superintendent, etc.Perhaps state law could be changed to require a minimum population size for a school district. Several smaller adjacent districts could be combined and some duplication eliminated.Services such as transportation could be outsourced to cut costs.Simply throwing more money into the system is not the way to improve education.Streamlining operations and eliminating duplication will improve the education process and make better use of available funds.-- Don Brignac, ArlingtonHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
