I firmly believe we can learn more when things go wrong than when everything goes smoothly. You get feedback that helps you improve your next attempt. A prime example of this philosophy can be seen in the planning for a second attempt to pass a bond for Bandera Independent School District. My contribution was to explore what led folks to vote against the bond, or to skip voting altogether. The results boiled down to two issues: not knowing the facts about school financing and property taxes, and not seeing the bigger purpose of the bond.Fact-wise, school funding in Texas is ...