Boxerrider wrote:Davis is courting teachers big time. Promises of state money, federal money, and feel-good programs. She is getting a lot of support from Texas AFT, which is Chicago-based and heavily tied to the AFL-CIO. A lot of people will take that bait without looking for the hook inside of it. If you know anybody leaning that way be sure they know that federal money WILL come with federal strings attached that make no-child-left-behind look like a cakewalk.
The Feds are already rolling on all of that, using Common Core as a fulcrum to move State control to the Federal level. A Gov Davis would simply make that movement easier and faster. This is another force at work in that discussion.
One of the critical issues facing the next governor is a judge's verdict that Texas' system to finance public schools is unfair and insufficient. District Judge John Dietz opened a second phase of the trial Tuesday to hear new evidence that could sway how he writes his final opinion.
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So not only is she pro-gun but she is going to fight her own party over that issue.... And this is just after she got caught telling all the whoppers about her personal life and then defending them as needing to "tighten my language." If she doesn't win the governor's race, she will be selling land in Florida.While Democrats elsewhere have called for tighter gun laws, Davis said she owns a handgun for protection, plans to obtain a concealed handgun license and supports legislation that allows workers to keep guns in their vehicles at work.
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