Getting Out of Grover's Tub
Chapter 14: Grover's Trifecta
“We just don’t have enough money, basically, to provide a quality education experience to our students.”
That quote from La Vega ISD superintendent Sharon Shields exemplifies what is happening across public education in Texas: the collision of consistent underfunding, increased mandates, and rising costs have resulted in a budgetary nightmare for public schools. The end result is an education system that is less able to respond to the needs of its students and provide a 21st Century learning experience.
Catherine Clark, associate executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards, put it this way: “There’s going to be loud conversation this fall and real screaming in 2009 unless there is real relief. Or one by one, we’re going to be toppling over the edge of the cliff.” . . .
