Author: Matthew McDaniel

OPINION When it comes to educating kids, Americans are just so confused. They don’t really want to do it themselves, and they don’t really want anyone else to do it either. This is a problem for teachers, and it always has been. From its inception, public education in America faced opposition from many groups, but I think most will agree, the debates and controversies surrounding the teaching of children have never actually helped any teachers do a better job. The common school movement championed by educators like Horace Mann faced opposition from taxpayers, private school advocates and various Protestant and…

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In Tom Green County Commissioner’s Court this week, Treasurer Diana Spieker and Matt Gilbert, consultant and attorney representing Shannon Medical Center, came up to speak about amending the county’s rules and procedures regarding the Local Provider Participation Fund, or LPPF, which is one mechanism local governments in Texas use to collect mandatory assessments from private hospitals, which represent up to 6 percent of a facility’s net patient revenue (NPR).

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