Veterans of lawsuit reform turn to education
Some of the power players who built Texans for Lawsuit Reform into a political juggernaut at the state Capitol are throwing their weight behind new efforts to shake up public education.
Texans for Education Reform, one of two recently launched education groups with ties to TLR veterans, enters the fray with deep-pocketed supporters and longstanding political ties to influential lawmakers.
Former Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Florence Shapiro is board president of Texans for Education Reform, an advocacy group that has embraced the policy work of a separate nonprofit research coalition called Texans Deserve Great Schools.
The business leaders behind Texans for Education Reform want to promote proven approaches that will make public education work better, Shapiro said, such as expanding high-quality charter schools and online learning.
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/veterans-of-lawsuit-reform-fight-turn-to-education/nWR92/ .
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