Austin's Solution to Charter Schools vs. Public Schools

Recently Austin is discussing and planning to implement collaboration between charter schools and public schools. They are the second school to receive $100,000 towards this newly invented project. This is something that in that past hasn't been done or even thought about. Charter schools til recently were going to be obsolete. I agree with the author of this editorial in the sense that it will help the success of children graduating and moving towards a higher education.

”Responsive Education Solutions, a Dallas-based operation that runs charter schools throughout the state, will run a dropout recovery program in Austin's Lanier and Travis high schools."At the end of the day, I really want to see more kids graduate," said Meria Carstarphen, Austin school district superintendent”. That’s a direct quote both from the author and Meria Carstaphen. I think the collaboration won’t happen over night, however I do think that working towards a similar education can and will allow certain cross teaching and or a better teaching system. This $100,000 fund also puts AISD andAustin Charter schools in the running for and even bigger purse of $7 million dollars.

The demograph that the author is targeting is really both sides of the spectrum, parents, teachers, along with charter and public schools to show a new perspective to both sides that as long as you have the same future in mind (students graduating) that anything is possible.

This new collaboration will allow new and innovative ideas between the two different schoolings. At the end of the day, with this new collaboration, the main goal is to increase the number of students who graduate and move on to higher education. No more competing against each other, rather, working towards the same future.

Wind Power - Where Does Texas Stand?

Energy is always a pressing issue, especially in political debates. When it comes to energy, this year Texas is very interested in wind power production. With Texas being a very large state, it has become a leading producer of wind power. While this is very fortunate for the great state of Texas, it is also unfortunate that the upcoming termination of the federal tax credit could also limit this success. According to The Texas Tribune, the tax credit provides farm owners 2.2 cents for every kilowatt- hour of power they produce over a span of 10 years. Many wind farmers and advocators of wind manufacturing are working towards finding a way to extend the tax credit for as along as possible. Texas politicians are split when it comes to this decision, with Democrats being in favor of “ green-power”. Texan Republicans on the other hand are still undecided as to where they stand on the issue. The Texas Tribune posted an article titled “In Texas, Ambivalence Over Wind Tax Credit Extension” which gives a bit more insight as to why congressional politicians in Texas are so on the fence about the federal tax credit.