David DeMatthews

Mar 29, 2024 | expressnews.com | David DeMatthews

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been making the case for vouchers, including at Cypress Christian School in Houston. But voters should have concerns about the potential impacts on public schools. Jon Shapley/Staff photographerDavid DeMatthewsCourtesyHe is right about a message, but the truly unmistakable message is that money is more important than evidence when it comes to vouchers.

Sep 14, 2023 | nepc.colorado.edu | Christopher Saldana |Beth Schueler |Domingo Morel |David DeMatthews

NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Beth Schueler, Domingo Morel, and David DeMatthews About District Takeovers

Aug 30, 2023 | news.utexas.edu | David DeMatthews |Matt Pene

Houston school district superintendent Mike Miles recently announced that at least 28 schools would be eliminating librarian positions and using libraries as “Team Centers” to deal with students with behavioral issues. This is a senseless decision. It undermines efforts to build community trust and retain effective principals, teachers and other personnel needed to improve the district. Why is the policy senseless?

Aug 20, 2023 | expressnews.com | David DeMatthews

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate A new school year is upon us, and every Texas parent should be asking, “Is my local public school safer after the recent legislative session?” Sadly, the answer is no, due to legislative inaction on gun reform, limited mental health care, and shortages of armed security guards and security funding. On May 24, 2022, 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde were murdered by an 18-year-old with an assault rifle.

Feb 14, 2023 | thehill.com | David DeMatthews |David Knight

School vouchers are a taxpayer swindle that fails to raise achievement while eroding public schools and the principle of equal protection under the law outlined in the U.S. Constitution. If more states adopt school voucher systems, most parents will find their top choice — a neighborhood public school — largely defunded and unable to recruit and retain high-quality teachers due to a transfer of funds into unregulated private schools.