Blog stage 5; Education

Many Texans believe that our state government does not spend enough on education. State wide tests have proven that students in Texas haven't been up to the national standard, certainly below average. So where does all of that money go? A large majority of the money goes directly to school staff members like teachers and custodians, and the rest to buildings, materials, and supplies. Don't get me wrong, I can't agree more that a lot of the educational funding should be spent this way, but I still feel like we don't have a lot to show for it. I believe that more of the education money should go straight to college scholarships; to graduating seniors that may not get the opportunity to continue their education because of a lack of finances. Other countries like England have state schools that cost half as much as our local and state Universities, this allows more England natives to further their education. I realize that many students will drop out of high school and go directly to the work force but spending more money at the high school level will not prevent that. There comes a time in a students life when they decide to continue their education or not and that time may be in the middle of high school or after high school, but the decision to not continue should never be made because of a lack of funds.