Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the funding system in Texas public schools.
     
  • Assess who wins and who loses when it comes to K–12 school funding.
     
  • Explain the challenges facing the higher education system in Texas.
     
  • Assess who wins and who loses in investing in Texans’ higher education.
     
  • Describe the relationship between the state and federal governments in social policies and programs.
     
  • Assess who wins and who loses in the politics of state health and human services.