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Suddenly Schooling? We Can Help

What to Know: With millions of Texas schoolkids learning from home now, the Texas Home School Coalition has launched a new website, coronavirushomeschooling.com. It’s filled with resources to help parents and students, including free daily lesson plans.

The TPPF Take: Now is the time to help your kids establish life-long learning habits.

“Whether you’re helping your child to log in to a virtual classroom, or trying to help them through some math lessons you only vaguely recall yourself, there are plenty of resources that have been put together by our friends in the homeschooling community,” says TPPF’s Erin Valdez. “The thing to remember is that you’re working toward a better future for your child, and no one is better equipped for that than you.”

Protecting the Children

What to Know: The COVID-19 pandemic is stretching the child welfare system. And children in foster care are missing out on vital contact with their families.

The TPPF Take: TPPF leads a coalition calling for CPS to work harder than ever to reunite families and minimize a child’s time in foster care.

“Children in foster care are especially vulnerable to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and the actions taken by government,” says TPPF’s Andrew Brown. “Across the nation, visits with families are being canceled and children who were close to going home may have to remain in foster care for months longer than necessary.”

Bailing Out the Wrong Boat

What to Know: Two financial experts warn that bailout funds meant to help those affected by COVID-19 could be diverted to bail out long-troubled government employee pension funds.

The TPPF Take: Many pension systems are in trouble, and bailout funds must not be used as life-support for failing systems. Instead, we need reform.

“It’s already likely that taxpayers will be on the hook for trillions of dollars of promises to government unions,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “It’s time to move government workers from defined benefits systems to what the rest of us have—defined contribution systems.”