Black Texas families weigh whether to send their children to schools with more academic resources — but potentially fewer of their values. Texas public schools educate north of 700,000 Black children — more than any other state in the country. However, he points to the preeminent national exam showing Black students in Texas scoring higher than those in most of the country. The administrators asked to remain anonymous because they still work in Texas education and feared retaliation for speaking candidly. The disparity in offerings communicates to Black kids at Missouri City that they should not dream bigger, she said.