Bill Hammond, a former Texas House member and chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, who is now the President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce (TABCC), recently stated in The Dallas Morning News that our priorities for education funding are skewed and that we need to look at the merits of increased education funding for college readiness mainly for high school students.
Hammond states that the college- readiness rates in Texas high schools are very low. According to the latest ACT College Readiness Report for Texas, only 27% graduates met the standards in all the subjects. The College Board of the SAT exam also stated that only 31.8% of the students met the standards. Hammond believes that the main reason for this is because the policies that regulate college-readiness in high school students no longer exists. Hammond claims that in order to better educate students and prepare them for college, the Supreme Court must consider reinstating the requirements necessary so that students can graduate fully prepared for college or career, not just simply increase the education funding even if the funding is for college-readiness.
I am normally in agreement for increasing educational funding, but I also know that many Texas public high schools do a poor job of preparing students for college. If the money for educational funding goes to any high schools that do not do their jobs properly by actually helping students get ready for their future education or career, then I believe that it is just a waste of money. If we truly want to provide a better education for future generations, we need to make sure that students receive the proper guidance they need before they graduate and continue their studies before eventually becoming the leading generation for our state.
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