And, I mean Ross Sr., as in "Ross is Boss" from the 1992 presidential election, not Ross Jr. of Alliance Airport and Dallas sports background.
As longer-term Texas residents know, Ross Sr. was a spearhead behind the Texas Legislature's passage of the 22-1 student-teacher ratio for elementary school classrooms.
The ratio is almost certain to go by the boards if the Texas House, not Senate, gets its way on the future budget.
Well, I don't know where Ross is at, but 22-1 co-spearheader Tom Luce says it's no longer needed.
At the start of this year's session of the Lege, he warned of the money it would cost.
Yet, he says class size is still important, and other than finances, can offer no good reason for junking it. Here he is:
Ross himself appears to be emitting crickets from his mouth and nothing else, though.
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