Report now puts Texas at 44th in the nation in funding per student. Coincides with the continuing decline in scores as Texas approaches the level of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. It's a freaking embarrassment and a self fulfilling prophesy by our state legislature and governor to insure that school choice is adopted. We try to appease teachers by giving them a raise but that hasn't stopped the decline of certified teachers in classrooms with school districts being forced to cut back on everything. Biggest job in the state government should be giving our children an equal footing. Instead, Abbott and Paxton keep focusing on lawsuits and turmoil. Some big donors are gonna be happy when they get these educating tax vouchers for the wealthy.