To save money, policymakers and district administrators should rethink their purchasing of textbooks and single-use materials. Repeatedly purchasing costly textbooks and workbooks that become quickly outdated and are not translated into multiple languages should be reconsidered as a standard practice. The state can invest in purchasing all students a device and online learning materials that can be curated by educators or e-books and materials developed by textbook companies that come in multiple languages.
https://www.statesman.com/opinion/20200515/opinion-texas-should-seize-this-chance-to-reinvent-its-schools
