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K.Mooneyham wrote:I think that SOME folks really want to use this issue of Texas' schools to try and ram a state income tax through...generally, we would call those people Democrats.

And, I agree with baldeagle that Texas schools are "top-heavy". I've never seen so many principals, vice-principals, sub-vice principals, associate principals, sub-vice associate principals, etc. and then you have to add in all the staff that each one of them gets...and I'd imagine that anyone with principal in their title gets paid quite a bit more than a teacher. The word is bureaucracy, and it is expensive.

OldGrumpy wrote:

SewTexas wrote:this is Texas.....the gov. doesn't have a whole lot of say in what happens in our schools, that's the leg., if you don't like it, 1) pull your kids out, and 2) pay attention to what's going on in the education committee. I know Dr Donna is on that committee and is not happy with what she is seeing. I'm expecting some changes.

I'm not sure why people think Perry is all powerful, in Texas our gov is not that powerful, it's all Leg. that's simply the what it was set up.

The Governor has about as much power in Texas as Obama does in national affairs. They have the bully pulpit to promote ideas of good governance. Obama use his wrongly, and Perry does not use his at all.