Smarten Up!
You want a big idea, Texas? Stop being so damn ignorant. Invest seriously in education: early childhood, community colleges, junior colleges, vocational institutes, universities. Our politicians are actually debating whether to make kindergarten mandatory. Kindergarten? Hell, we should start there and also allow any Texan to get two years of higher ed at the taxpayers’ expense. The state’s return on investment for early childhood education is $8 for every $1 invested, and every additional year of education raises one’s salary by 10 percent. Texans would be smarter and richer, and Texas would be a lot more prosperous and a lot less nescient.
Begala, who was raised in Missouri City, Texas, is a CNN political analyst.
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You want a big idea, Texas? Stop being so damn ignorant. Invest seriously in education: early childhood, community colleges, junior colleges, vocational institutes, universities. Our politicians are actually debating whether to make kindergarten mandatory. Kindergarten? Hell, we should start there and also allow any Texan to get two years of higher ed at the taxpayers’ expense. The state’s return on investment for early childhood education is $8 for every $1 invested, and every additional year of education raises one’s salary by 10 percent. Texans would be smarter and richer, and Texas would be a lot more prosperous and a lot less nescient.
Begala, who was raised in Missouri City, Texas, is a CNN political analyst.
All 54 ideas from the magazine »
And 28 more you’ll find only on the web »
Kevin "KB" Brimberry says: Quite frankly, Paul has spent too much time on the east coast and forgotten he was educated in Texas by Texans....Clearly Begala is way to the left and has been brain washed by the former Clinton era....He still wants to pay more in taxes...Not sure where he comes off Texans need more education..... (July 21st, 2009 at 2:51pm)
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