Blog Stage 4

The blog post by the Burnt Orange Report is about the decline of funding Texas' Pre-K. The author's intended audience is those who have children in Pre-k or those who were outraged of the funding decline.

The author of the blog post is named Ben Sherman. He has been a BOR staff writer since 2011. A graduate of the University of Texas, Ben has worked on campaigns, in political consulting, and has written for other news outlets like Think Progress.

Ben Sherman's claim is that Texas lost out of the federal funding because Texas refused to meaningfully use the money. His evidence is that, Texas made clear on its application that it intended to use any share to fund private educators in a voucher program.

I agree with the author on his stance on how important Pre-K is to a child and their parents. Since the state only pays for half day pre-k a lot of Texans feel that their child isn't getting enough education that is needed at such a critical time of learning in their life. Another thing is the increased cost of child care. Parents and their children would benefit more if the Pre-K system would be taken more seriously.