The latest from Perry and White on education
Texas' gubernatorial candidates have weighed in on education issues the last few days.
Let's look first at Gov. Rick Perry's most recent proposal.
Perry proposed yesterday that businesses be given a tax credit if they allow workers 18 or older that haven't graduated from high school or earned a GED to pursue such. According to Perry's office, employers would receive the credit if they let such workers take off two hours a week to pursue either their high school degree or a GED. Once the worker finishes the degree or gets the GED, the governor's office says, the employer would earn $1,500 in credit towards their sales tax liability.
Basically, this is a good idea. It gives an incentive to employers to see that their workers get at least the basics. It gives the state another way to fight its dropout problem. And Perry's office predicts the credit would only cost
Let's look first at Gov. Rick Perry's most recent proposal.
Perry proposed yesterday that businesses be given a tax credit if they allow workers 18 or older that haven't graduated from high school or earned a GED to pursue such. According to Perry's office, employers would receive the credit if they let such workers take off two hours a week to pursue either their high school degree or a GED. Once the worker finishes the degree or gets the GED, the governor's office says, the employer would earn $1,500 in credit towards their sales tax liability.
Basically, this is a good idea. It gives an incentive to employers to see that their workers get at least the basics. It gives the state another way to fight its dropout problem. And Perry's office predicts the credit would only cost