Bill Hammond, CEO of Texas Association of Business argues in the Real Cost on Education that we should think about more than just raising the fund for education. In his article he states that purpose for increasing the fund is to have more people at the college ready level. The college readiness level of high school in Texas is pitifully low. Only twenty-seven percent of graduates meet the readiness standards for all subjects. I completely agree with Bill because many students don't take education seriously. The plaintiffs in the schools finance claims that with more money they can provide what it takes to fulfill the college ready policies. The only problem is that the college readiness policies no longer exist. There is no basis for their argument that they need more money to meet policies that they were successful in doing away with over the last two legislative session.
      Schools in Texas should've taken this seriously from the beginning. They need to figure out a way to make students interested in learning to boost their performance. Maybe more technology and resources can help with that, or having extra classes. Every year more and more students drop out of college because high school didn't get them at the level that they were supposed to be at. Bill also talks about reducing the bill for tax payers funding the schools. For example, there is no longer 15 end of course exams, but only 5, and the court ought to examine that for cost savings and reduce the bill.

In the article High-speed police chases, you can read about the thousands of lives lost while a police officer is in pursuit of someone who only ran a red light, or stole a $20 dollar t-shirt. When a police officer begins to chase a car, the chances of someone getting hurt or killed increases for the reason that there is now more cars going way above the speed limit. Many of the victims are children, young teens, and elderly who can't react fast enough to a situation like that. Police officers are meant to keep the people safe, not put their lives at risk. Is putting a shoplifter more important than saving lives? It was such an interesting article and it taught me the effects of a police chase.

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