Sylvester Turner Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Public education=== In 2004, he voted against a measure that would have scaled "back benefits for future public school employees and discourag[ed] early retirement."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/hjrnl/79r/pdf/79rday75final.pdf#page=51|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106223722/http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/hjrnl/79r/pdf/79rday75final.pdf#page=51|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2009|title=House Journal}}</ref> He was also critical of investment managers for the Teachers Retirement Fund for taking over $8.2 million in bonuses while the state was slashing funding for education and the system's investments continued to struggle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hoppe|first1=Christy|last2=Timms|first2=Ed|title=Texas teacher pension fund gave more in bonuses than all other state agencies combined, analysis shows|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20110423-texas-teacher-pension-fund-gave-more-in-bonuses-than-all-other-state-agencies-combined-analysis-shows.ece|website=The Dalls Morning News|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-date=July 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709234500/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20110423-texas-teacher-pension-fund-gave-more-in-bonuses-than-all-other-state-agencies-combined-analysis-shows.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, Turner voted against a measure that would have implemented a 6 percent cut to education funding for all schools in Texas, a move that equated to a $4 billion education funding cut.<ref>{{cite web|title=SB 1811 β Reduces Funding for State Agencies β Key Vote|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/13418/35617/8018/reduces-funding-for-state-agencies#.VY2EIflViko|website=Vote Smart}}</ref> As a member of the legislature, Turner voted against a measure that would allow school districts to lower their salaries, implement furlough days,<ref>{{cite web|title=SB 8 β Management and Operation of Public Schools β Key Vote|url=http://votesmart.org/bill/13533/35598/8018/management-and-operation-of-public-schools#.VY2EYPlViko|website=Vote Smart}}</ref> and increase student-teacher classroom ratios.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Morgan|title=House Approves Key Education Bills|url=http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/16/house-approves-key-education-bills/|website=The Texas Tribune|date=June 16, 2011}}</ref> He also opposed a corporate tax break that many legislators, in the Texas House of Representatives, believed would hurt public school funding.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ficak|first1=Peggy|title=House bill grants businesses $667M in tax relief|date=May 8, 2013|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/House-bill-grants-business-667-million-in-4497130.php}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page