With Texas being the second largest and second most populous state in the country, one would think that Texas' Education system would be in much better standing than it is currently in. The Education system in Texas is not only a problem for the state alone, but for the rest of the country as well. The problem with education is becoming much worse each year. The Texas public school system desperately needs much more funding but the Texas Government will just not provide it.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry turned down seven hundred million dollars in grants from the National Government because Texas is currently not in compliance with Federal Education standards. Texas would have had to spend three billion dollars to get the education system where it already needed to be. Seven hundred million dollars for doing what should have already been done was just not enough for Perry. As of now, Texas is the worst place in the country you could go to receive a primary education and still well under par from Federal Standards. Hopefully following horrible statistics like that, Gov. Perry will begin to take steps in the right direction.
Gov. Rick Perry recently went to California in an attempt to persuade business owners into moving their businesses to Texas for large tax breaks. Gov. Perry is hoping to bring more jobs to Texas, which will also bring more people and if things continue the way they are, there will not be anyone educated enough to fill the positions. Considering there are over one hundred and fifty people moving to Austin a day, the Texas Government needs to begin treating our education system like the greatest return investment it is.
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