1. An Inefficient System
According to the District Court’s ruling in the ongoing trial:
A “disastrous” 14 – 25 percent of students fail to graduate from high school. (Finding of Fact, )
Only 18 percent of high school graduates from 2010 – 2013 met the SAT or ACT college-readiness standards. (Finding of Fact, 160)
One-third of English Language Learners (ELL) in grades 3 – 12 failed to progress a grade level in English. (Finding of Fact, 352)
Not one student performance measure examined by the court demonstrated sufficient student achievement. (Conclusion of Law, 71)

2. An Inefficient System
According to the District Court’s ruling in the ongoing trial:
A “disastrous” 14 – 25 percent of students fail to graduate from high school. (Finding of Fact, )
Only 18 percent of high school graduates from 2010 – 2013 met the SAT or ACT college-readiness standards. (Finding of Fact, 160)
One-third of English Language Learners (ELL) in grades 3 – 12 failed to progress a grade level in English. (Finding of Fact, 352)
Not one student performance measure examined by the court demonstrated sufficient student achievement. (Conclusion of Law, 71)

3. An Inefficient System
According to the District Court’s ruling in the ongoing trial:
A “disastrous” 14 – 25 percent of students fail to graduate from high school. (Finding of Fact, )
Only 18 percent of high school graduates from 2010 – 2013 met the SAT or ACT college-readiness standards. (Finding of Fact, 160)
One-third of English Language Learners (ELL) in grades 3 – 12 failed to progress a grade level in English. (Finding of Fact, 352)
Not one student performance measure examined by the court demonstrated sufficient student achievement. (Conclusion of Law, 71)

4. An Inefficient System
According to the District Court’s ruling in the ongoing trial:
A “disastrous” 14 – 25 percent of students fail to graduate from high school. (Finding of Fact, )
Only 18 percent of high school graduates from 2010 – 2013 met the SAT or ACT college-readiness standards. (Finding of Fact, 160)
One-third of English Language Learners (ELL) in grades 3 – 12 failed to progress a grade level in English. (Finding of Fact, 352)
Not one student performance measure examined by the court demonstrated sufficient student achievement. (Conclusion of Law, 71)

5. An Inefficient System In the 2014-15 school year: Total Spending
$60,977,192,546
$12,761
Per student = =
Total Attendance
4,778,559
For context: Texas private school tuition averages $7,848. (61%)

6. Lagging Internationally
US schools spend more than almost every other developed nation:

7. Lagging Internationally
But US students now rank:
…compared to children in other developed nations.
35th in Math
24th in Reading
27th in Science

8. Solution: A Student-Centered System
Principles for the future:
The allotment is fixed to the student.
The allotment is equitable.
The allotment is portable.
The allotment rolls over year-to-year.