Marty Crawford, EDD, superintendent of the Tyler Independent School District wants East Texans to know that the costs of education are increasing while inflation has made the funding schools do have worth less. He says this is happening at a time when many parents want the option to take the public education money dedicated for their children away to pay for private schools. He spoke on behalf of a coalition of public schools in the region at a May 1 event entitled to play on the date and the "mayday" radio distress call and shares more detail in this episode.
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