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Feng shui consultant brings her expertise to Austin school
- the Libs go nuts over Intelligent Design because it's "not
scientific" but happily place a crystal in the school office to
"deflect energy"! |
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Decatur school system’s obsession with secrecy is a disgrace |
|
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TEA takes school rating appeals seriously |
|
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What happens to Texas high school seniors who don't pass the TAKS? |
|
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Floydada
ISD superintendent destroys 3 district cooperative over inability to
agree with others |
|
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Schools say field tests are harmful |
|
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Using End-of-Course Exams to Measure Student Performance |
|
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Canyon needs new schools |
|
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Round Rock parents sue over student arrests during immigration march |
|
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2 men given 15-year terms for scamming North Forest ISD |
|
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UNT education experts comment on single-sex classrooms |
|
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Leaders in McKinney cheer dispute to leave |
|
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Plano Senior High athletes suspended |
|
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Jacksonville ISD aims to "teach with a purpose"
- exactly how is this news and when did they stop teaching with the
purpose of educating students? |
|
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List embarrasses Beaumont schools |
|
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Low Ratings Put More Schools on Transfer List |
|
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Indictment accuses ex-LBJ High teacher of having sex with student |
|
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Catholic schools to close for rally, Dallas Diocese giving students,
teachers a day to lobby for vouchers |
|
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Editorial: San Antonio proves vouchers work |
|
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Hedley ISD computer probe wraps up, no evidence against
superintendent |
|
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Using End-of-Course Exams to Measure Student Performance |
|
|
Surprise, surprise: Brownsville ISD board decides not to investigate
themselves for illegal meetings
- why object? it's just LOCAL
control.... |
|
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What We Didn't Learn: Why doesn't TEA want answers on cheating? |
|
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PREP 2007 Curriculum is a Plus for High Achieving Math Students |
|
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North Forest ISD bookkeeper acquitted on theft charges |
|
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Amarillo ISD Caprock High School sex scandal |
|
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Waco school officials tackling ratings problems with urgency |
|
|
When Liberals Love School Vouchers |
|
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Autism fuels call for school vouchers |
|
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Decade of change for charter schools |
|
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Roddy Stinson: Cheating investigations found no one willing to
commit suicide |
|
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UPDATE:
Garcia resigns post: Superintendent wants ‘the cleanest way out’;
takes year pay,
Garcia on way out in less than a year? Laredo ISD board vote would
cost taxpayers more than half-million dollars |
|
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Voucher backer takes new tack at Capitol, Leininger hopes lobbying
has better results than spending |
|
|
Teacher's improper photography charge raises questions |
|
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Analysis clears all but 105 of the schools flagged in a private
audit |
|
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Killeen ISD schools still under investigation for TAKS scores |
|
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19 Brownsville schools not making the grade, All are cited by
federal No Child Left Behind Act |
|
|
Federal Panel calls for letting students leave high school early |
|
|
Clint teacher resigns after sex allegations |
|
|
State: No evidence of TAKS cheating at 592 schools |
|
|
River Road ISD land dispute likely headed to court |
|
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Pepper spray led to evacuation at Oak Cliff school |
|
|
Temple elementary teacher on leave after taping student to desk |
|
|
Killeen ISD increases security after fight at HS campus
 |
|
|
TEA denies Coleman, San Jacinto AYP appeals |
|
|
UPDATE:
Details emerge about alleged school sex scandal,
Ex-HISD teacher accused of molesting students |
|
|
Resident files complaint against superintendent, school district in
McAllen |
|
|
School Reformers Seeking To Raise Academic Bar |
|
|
UPDATE:
Fort Worth: Closing lunch periods would be costly,
Fort Worth district moves ahead on closed-campus plan |
|
|
Schools are using Web to stifle rumors |
|
|
For Some, Laptops Don't Compute |
|
|
Ruling: Schools Must Archive eMail |
|
|
Paralyzed cheerleader dies 2 years after accident |
|
|
Hedley ISD extends computer inquiry,
Lack of Information Frustrating Hedley Parents |
|
|
Professionals help high schoolers build a rocket |
|
|
TABC confirms principal's home site of underage party |
|
|
New Caney teacher indicted in Internet sex sting |
|
|
TASB survey shows superintendents' salaries up - again |
|
|
Travis H.S. teacher charged with taking improper photos |
|
|
Brazosport ISD special programs director jailed |
|
|
La Joya ISD’s legal bills adding up |
|
|
Galveston ISD teacher arrested on drug charges |
|
|
Abilene fire "hero" to face trial for starting the fire |
|
|
Brownsville ISD board officers treated by vendor rep seeking
contracts |
|
|
La Vega ISD 4 -year-old Accused of Improperly Touching Teacher
|
|
|
Schools cleared of suspected cheating |
|
|
New Midland ISD superintendent speaks on vouchers, TAKS, new state
rules |
|
|
Man in ski mask attacks boy at Brownsville school |
|
|
More to nude scene uproar than meets the eye - Little
Cypress-Mauriceville ISD |
|
|
Coach pleads guilty to molesting girls on bus trip |
|
|
TAKS test overhaul a priority, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst floats idea of
making SAT, ACT mandatory - on state's dime |
|
|
Texas business leaders explain call for education reform during stop
in Lubbock (Texas Institute for Education Freedom) |
|
|
Parents sue Eanes ISD over sex assault among kindergartners |
|
|
TAKS test could be nixed by Legislature |
|
|
Keller hires districtwide drug czar |
|
|
Houston charter school appeals closure |
|
|
New DISD watchdog quits, he lost his CPA license |
|
|
Math for teachers, educator training aims to address common
deficiency |
|
|
UPDATE:
Cheerleading flap may cost McKinney principal her job,
McKinney: Cheerleader scandal rocks Texas town |
|
|
TEA official defends bilingual programs, says achievement gap
narrowing; Latinos seek court action |
|
|
Insurance company files suit against Port Arthur ISD |
|
|
La Marque hires new superintendent |
|
|
LULAC asks Navarro ISD to change elections |
|
|
Shooter: Lubbock ISD should be held accountable for poor education |
|
|
Bridgeport ISD investigated for alleged Title IX violations |
|
|
Anti-Voucher letter shows Liberal elitism, the poor can't handle
choice |
|
|
Amarillo Globe-News editor thinks only Liberals want public ed
improved |
|
|
Leo: Connected Math an Example of Why SBOE Needs More Authority |
|
|
Texans Needed to Review Textbooks for Public Schools |
|
|
If TAKS ends, grad test would be required |
|
|
Former student files suit against Longview district |
|
|
Newton teacher quits after district investigates interaction with
student |
|
|
Report highlights Dallas ISD progress, problems |
|
|
Pilot Point ISD faces financial peril |
|
|
Caprock HS (Amarillo ISD) official indicted in sex case |
|
|
Charter school a real money maker |
|
|
Kids fail TAKS, still pass, districts vary widely on promoting
5th-graders who flunked test |
|
|
State income tax eyed for education funds |
|
|
School band director arrested in Malakoff ISD |
|
|
Bar is low for bilingual teachers, Amid educator shortage, state
doesn't assess literacy skills |
|
|
Lawmakers to address possible end to TAKS and funding matters in new
session - it never ends, no
amount of $ is ever enough |
|
|
Another district that cried poverty to the Legislature looking to
use general fund to improve fancy sports stadium |
|
|
Holes in DISD's screening process, serious offenses slip through |
|
|
Parents balking at Keller school fees |
|
|
Lack of low-wage industrial jobs helps Lubbock county schools avoid
worst of language & immigration problems |
|
|
Round Rock: Teacher's aide accused of improper relationship |
|
|
Brenham ISD officials complain of changing Fed rules
- life is change, get used to it and teach kids how to excel with
change |
|
|
Rural school district elections will move to November |
|
|
Girl fights for right to play ball in Wichita Falls |
|
|
Decatur school board member argues for less dependence on volatile
gas & oil revenues |
|
|
Single-sex classes set for a comeback |
|
|
School turns lot into pay-or-stay proposition in Cleburne |
|
|
Galveston native named Rhodes Scholar - home schooled too! |
|
|
Parents say Preston Hollow school not segregated |
|
|
Football only part of success stories at Carroll and Trinity |
|
|
Lubbock's Bob Craig, SBOE member, says state must put more money
into getting qualified teachers to match high academic standards |
|
|
Another Brazosport ISD employee on leave in finance investigation |
|
|
Lucky kids: USDA having trouble coming up with turkeys for school
meals on Thanksgiving - that
would be enough for me to be thankful! |
|
|
UPDATE:
Reader reaction,
For poor San Benito, building a $4.5 million stadium was worth it
- more misguided use of public money for "civic pride" |
|
|
Hill Country's unbridled growth is $queezing its school districts |
|
|
Conroe ISD settles molestation case for $350,000 taxpayer dollars |
|
|
Parents file larceny charges against principal & superintendent at
Lone Grove High School |
|
|
Brownsville teacher sentenced to five years for student relationship |
|
|
UPDATE:
Teachers' fund eyes tech firms,
Pension plan: Don't let Perry raid Teacher Retirement System,
Perry asking teacher's pension fund to invest in Emerging Tech Fund |
|
|
Ed board backs stricter science, math standards |
|
|
Bill calls for seat belts on school buses
- the public is for it but then they'll call it an unfunded mandate |
|
|
Edinburg Superintendent Resigned
|
|
|
Ector County wins lawsuit appeal, Court agrees that Sheriff’s Posse
had no legal standing |
|
|
Judge Junell: Court can’t force ECISD to change school’s status |
|
|
Garner principal settles with school board, district |
|
|
"And the Bully goes down..." a story of parental bullying by
Northwest ISD |
|
|
Austin-area ISD sues to keep records secret |
|
|
Ward: Don't limit math, science options |
|
|
Academics vs. Sports: What Should Determine Class Rank? |
|
|
Tyler: 3rd grade teacher investigate for inappropriate touching |
|
|
Interest in charter school education growing in Lubbock |
|
|
School promotes high-tech tip line, turning snitching into being
cool? |
|
|
Same-sex classrooms: Why segregate boys and girls? |
|
|
Sex offenders sliding under school radars |
|
|
Parents turn to home schooling after Alvin schools refuse
Confederate States of America symbols |
|
|
Judge rules Plano ISD must provide equal treatment to religious
student groups |
|
|
Ex-Robstown teacher arrested on sex charge |
|
|
Frisco: Teacher's aide accused of sex with 14-year-old |
|
|
4 Abilene Cooper students charged with arson |
|
|
Bryan ISD elementary teacher accused of indecency with child |
|
|
Steps taken to oust Salinas by school board in Edinburg |
|
|
Socorro ISD PE coach arrested, sexual misconduct alleged |
|
|
Houston ISD caught trying to avoid city health inspections of
schools |
|
|
Publishers Urge State Lawmakers to Honor Guarantee for Free
Textbooks for All Texas K-12 Students |
|
|
Two Temple middle school coaches being investigated after being
accused of hitting a student |
|
|
Alvin: Confederate flag fight set to enter 3rd round |
|
|
Security guard at Fabens school charged in boy's rape |
|
|
Schools face sanctions for AYP failures |
|
|
Dallas teacher in Murphy sex sting |
|
|
Round Rock students accused of plotting school attack |
|
|
Schools admit it! Having elections with others endangers their
spending machine |
|
|
Vouchers Will Save Education, Not Destroy it |
|
|
Give School Choice and Texas Kids a Fair Chance |
|
|
Author of No Child Left Behind defends its effect |
|
|
Midland teacher charged with sexual assault |
|
|
Superintendents forget they are public servants, inject themselves
into District 85 political race with lies regarding education
funding |
|
|
Dallas ISD says old student files inadvertently left in cabinets up
for auction |
|
|
This secrecy logic contradicts itself (in superintendent searches) |
|
|
Schools deserve full record of students |
|
|
Jim Ned, Trent, Merkel schools to share resource officer |
|
|
UPDATE:
Teacher loses racial discrimination lawsuit against Beaumont school
district,
Teacher sues Beaumont ISD, claims racial discrimination |
|
|
Zapata H.S. students walk out over changes |
|
|
State, federal school ratings often conflict and confuse |
|
|
UPDATE:
District's lawsuit over excess record requests rejected,
Owner-Citizens & Parents Be Damned: Lake Travis school district sues
to stop deluge of open records requests,
AP version |
|
|
Janitor, convicted murderer arrested at area school, officials knew
of criminal record |
|
|
Accounting questioned in school theft in Fort Stockton |
|
|
School funds worry Bryan-College Station leaders
- there is never enough! |
|
|
Midland Academy Charter teacher likely to appeal termination |
|
|
Burleson ISD backs down on student attack response training |
|
|
5 take plea deal Kickapoo Tribe money laundering scandal in Waco
court |
|
|
Voicemails shed light on lawsuit threats in New Braunfels ISD |
|
|
Parent dragged by bus driver in Tyler ISD |
|
|
Dublin ISD doesn't want Charter School expansion
- if DISD is doing a good job they have nothing to fear, on the
other hand... |
|
|
Monahans H.S: Explosion puzzles officials, chemistry lesson injured
two |
|
|
Taped Longview HS fight posted on Internet blog YouTube |
|
|
Burleson school district clarifies its defense policy |
|
|
Houston ISD not alone with computer headaches |
|
|
Frisco art teacher reaches settlement with district |
|
|
Five plead not guilty to flag-raising disruption |
|
|
Texas schools seeing drop in Katrina evacuee students |
|
|
An Interview with SBOE Member Barbara Cargill: About Education in
Texas |
|
|
Can Field Trips Raise TAKS Scores? |
|
|
Rusk ISD using inmates for clean-up work |
|
|
FBI talks to Ysleta ISD trustees about health plan choice |
|
|
FBI & Texas Rangers to join investigation into bomb threats at
Gatesville HS |
|
|
Midway ISD principal & board president resign after extra-marital
kissing |
|
|
UPDATE:
Group says CISD response "weak",
Quannell X to lead protest in Conroe over alleged death threat |
|
|
Educators promoting the "dumb but happy" nonsense to our children
bad for society |
|
|
Texas schools consider heart ultrasounds for athletes |
|
|
Houston ISD's software system gets an 'F' for frustration |
|
|
Recent School Violence Incidents Rekindle Concerns for Children’s
Safety by State Senator Jeff Wentworth |
|
|
Former Happy ISD superintendent pleads guilty to assault
|
|
|
Azle ISD: Bus rollover causes minor injuries to 12 kids |
|
|
Freeport elementary school has students Pledge Allegiance to
Mexico's flag
video of the incident 1,
video #2 |
|
|
Dewhurst: Mandatory drug tests needed for High School athletes |
|
|
Schools Sound off on Internet Policies Following Detroit Case |
|
|
Frisco ISD, art teacher may reach settlement |
|
|
Senate Committee Hears Schools Can Be Built More Efficiently |
|
|
El Paso ISD wants fewer students per school |
|
|
El Paso: Explosive device found at elementary school |
|
|
Alvin ISD stands by its ban on Rebel flag |
|
|
Katy school steps up security after shooting |
|
|
Choose Words with Care: DISD bilingual policy has merit, if adjusted |
|
|
UPDATE:
Principal in cheer case denies fault,
McKinney ISD: Lawyer to look at cheerleading program, will focus on
discipline in wake of coach's resignation |
|
|
Settlement ends lawsuit saying Port Arthur discriminated,
Port Arthurans owed answers by state agency |
|
|
Mildred, Fairfield to share funding — again |
|
|
Simms ISD 13 year old claims superintendent assaulted her |
|
|
Amarillo: Students promoted despite failing TAKS |
|
|
Fort Worth, Arlington among nation's 100 largest districts |
|
|
Truth about Texas Education spending during Gov. Perry's service |
|
|
UIL: Member high schools must have defibrillators |
|
|
Texans, we can't slow down now on education reform |
|
|
Washington County's Tom Green School Land profits to be distributed
to local districts |
|
|
School ratings force action in Panhandle
- yet some want to end
measurements that work |
|
|
Rich schools reject junk food rules |
|
|
Killeen ISD officials contest inflated stats on dropouts
|
|
|
Dallas ISD board may revise Spanish requirement |
|
|
Killeen ISD board trustees reject financial plan |
|
|
TEA grants Texas City’s school rating appeal |
|
|
Connally ISD superintendent resigns |
|
|
Bryan gets grant for charter school |
|
|
Balmorhea schools recognized as academic ‘outperformer’ |
|
|
Students taught how to fight back if school shooter attacks |
|
|
Parents Concerned After Man Sneaks Into Locker Room in Mercedes |
|
|
Defibrillator nearby when Katy student died, unit was locked up |
|
|
Former Austin High bookkeeper pleads guilty to stealing $130,000 |
|
|
Sen. Seliger says Eliminating TAKS Gaining Steam |
|
|
San Antonio ISD superintendent teaches textbook company how to reach
Hispanic students - isn't
this somewhat racist? |
|
|
Parents feel the pressure of fundraisers |
|
|
Hidalgo schools Superintendent Daniel P. King named Superintendent
of the Year |
|
|
'07 better time for vouchers, governor says |
|
|
The 65 percent standard, by George Will |
|
|
High-tech school security is on the rise |
|
|
Survey: Education among key factors in Texas' future |
|
|
Huntsville Ag team to nationals |
|
|
TEA upgrades Kerrville school rating |
|
|
Student gets to tell her side: Child accused of viewing porn is
granted due process at Detriot ISD in East Texas |
|
|
Lampasas County residents split on $43.4 million bond issue for new
high school |
|
|
UIL considers making defibrillators mandatory for athletics |
|
|
TASB refuses to disclose how much money is made from state
convention - but you have to
dig to the bottom of the story to find this tidbit |
|
|
State conference focuses on dropout problem |
|
|
'Gun-free school zones' killing kids |
|
|
Experts claim Texas graduation rates inflated, officials say
research is based on old data |
|
|
Proposal To Allow Teachers to Carry Guns |
|
|
TAKS probe to allow anonymous tips |
|
|
Victoria charter school facing eviction over rent dispute |
|
|
Rumors of Shots Fired at Plainview High Found False |
|
|
Teacher says TEA's red tape is keeping qualified people from
classroom |
|
|
Cheated by Inaction: State's failure to sanction teachers
inexcusable |
|
|
Schools look at security procedures |
|
|
Angleton: Schools try to do right by homeless students |
|
|
10 school districts in Big Country rated tops, Standard and Poor's
cites area schools with 'outperforming' distinction |
|
|
Azle High on alert after bomb threat |
|
|
UT student-writer bemoans conservative makeup of SBOE |
|
|
Perry stands by TAKS; foes would play it down |
|
|
UPDATE:
Free lunch raises ethics questions,
HISD board welcomes the public to steak night, Trustees to meet at
restaurant, but mostly in a private dining room |
|
|
Rural schools re-examine security after violence shatters rustic
illusion |
|
|
Former Brownsville teacher convicted for inappropriate relationship
with studetn |
|
|
UPDATE:
TASB skirting truth again on disclosure,
Hale was told job could be illegal,
Texas Assoc. of School Boards (TASB) under attack from Galveston ISD |
|
|
Clear Creek ISD is state record-holder for performance |
|
|
Gulf Shores charter school gets reprieve until court hearing |
|
|
Letter: Texas education commissioner on school security |
|
|
Longview: School intruder prompts new safety measures |
|
|
Some schools pass up bonuses |
|
|
Alvin junior high becomes Confederate flag battleground |
|
|
Teacher says child porn was for job |
|
|
Substitute pulled from class, allegedly made students simulate
sexual positions, Ysleta ISD, El Paso |
|
|
Bond funds, growth focus of Canutillo schools race |
|
|
UPDATE:
Voters in NISD give thumbs up to rollback,
Navarro ISD hopes voters OK rollback
- note fact in story only 13 districts in the state have fund
deficit and yet they all cry poverty |
|
|
State rep candidates (dist 59) clash on education issues |
|
|
Colleges Covet Home-Schooled Students |
|
|
Statewide Media Mafia Lies to 22 Million Texans on SBOE - AJ ruling,
former State Representative Ken Mercer |
|
|
Dallas ISD to hire 40 teachers from Mexico |
|
|
FINALLY: Port Arthur ISD is freed from state oversight |
|
|
Waco: Challenge Academy to be audited after report found problems
with student attendance |
|
|
Few at HISD's failing schools utilize free tutors, transfers |
|
|
Editorial: Control over textbooks must be held in check |
|
|
Court of Appeals says discrimination evidence lacking against
Beaumont ISD |
|
|
Gulf Shores charter told to shut down, state punishes school system
plagued by academic woes, violations of rules |
|
|
Athens: Former band director agrees to 2 years for improper
relationship |
|
|
Former teacher for Liberty-Eylau ISD under investigation for alleged
misconduct with a student |
|
|
SAPD officer accused of pushing middle school student |
|
|
George West ISD superintendent uses police to remove citizens who
ask more than one question at public hearing |
|
|
A.G. drops open records suit against Azle ISD |
|
|
Skidmore-Tynan school trustees hire attorney to handle AG inquiry on
Open Meetings violation |
|
|
Principal defends dog spending |
|
|
Overturning Textbook Rules Win for Texas |
|
|
Sanchez: Who should decide what a student reads? Answer to Book Ban
Week radicals |
|
|
Another DISD Disgrace: Grant misuse hurts kids with greatest needs |
|
|
San Marcos schools' chief gets Midland ISD top post |
|
|
Longview ISD chief resigns,
It was time for change, Longview trustees say |
|
|
Parents Know the Right Equation for Teaching Math |
|
|
Experts: Education plan from Federal advisory group likely won't fly |
|
|
School Districts Opt for Extra Tax |
|
|
Sen. Kel Seliger: Worthy education goals ahead for 80th Legislature |
|
|
Zero tolerance goes too far |
|
|
Dallas ISD misused federal grants
- why do you assume your district is any better? |
|
|
Jury declines to indict former Hebron teacher in sex charges |
|
|
Radio Show Helps Fuel Flag Controversy over Freeport Mexican
Independence Day 'celebration' |
|
|
Police added at two Haltom schools after rumors of attack |
|
|
La Salle County Sheriff retires amid evidence investigation |
|
|
Principal Sues Students Over MySpace Pictures |
|
|
Mansfield ISD's new stadium $2.2 million over budget
- poor public schools, they are so short
of money but they can build stadia |
|
|
Editorial: Teach Bible courses legally, objectively |
|
|
California school tagged students like cattle for safety and
security |
|
|
Conservators say Port Arthur ISD is making 'some improvement' |
|
|
DMN Editorial: The Candidates on TAKS: Schools need exam - & help
from Austin |
|
|
Board loses bid for more power over textbooks, another view:
Board Gains Ground Via AG Opinion |
|
|
Texas Attorney General rules on SBOE textbook review |
|
|
Garner ISD principal on leave, not sure why |
|
|
Waco ISD teachers in spotlight as
accountability increases - good |
|
|
DMN Editorial: Hey, We All Hate Taxes: But it's wrong to weaken
school finance reform |
|
|
Educators struggle with protecting students' religious rights while
enforcing policies designed to ease safety concerns |
|
|
Seniors can keep skipping math, board says |
|
|
Perry Delivers Bonuses to Veribest Educators |
|
|
Districts on teacher dress: Have some class |
|
|
Montgomery ISD election debate on joining North Harris Montgomery
Community College District heated |
|
|
Ector County (Odess) ISD drops 7th, 8th grade sex ed |
|
|
Iraan looks for new schools, $29.55 million bond issue goes to
voters |
|
|
Texarkana church and school district announce charter school |
|
|
Study indicates Texas public school classes on Bible are faulted |
|
|
Connally superintendent placed on leave |
|
|
El Paso to offer tax break for outlet mall development |
|
|
UTEP enrollment nears 20,000 |
|
|
El Paso principal reassigned after not distributing textbooks due to
lack of a "book clerk" on campus!
- and people think government can run
schools best! |
|
|
What's happening with the SBOE by member Barbara Cargill |
|
|
Perry touts new merit-based pay program |
|
|
Texas schools begin receiving bonus pay grants |
|
|
Proposal would require fourth year of math, science for many high
schoolers |
|
|
El Paso: Ex-coach accused of sex charges will stand trial |
|
|
ECISD, county to alter truancy court, Legal glitch temporarily
suspends school attendance cases |
|
|
Mansfield school lockdown triggered by art project |
|
|
Houston ISD Career and technology program is scrutinized |
|
|
Secretary arrested for misuse of Dallas ISD credit card
- more to come |
|
|
Odessa Hispanics outscore state on SAT reading tests
- without 'extra' funding |
|
|
Abilene High student arrested alleged assault of associate principal |
|
|
Bryan Eagle Editorial: Cutting local school taxes is good start |
|
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New Braunfels ISD lowers tax rate the FULL 17 cents, has extra money |
|
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Edinburg: Coach Accused of Drinking and Driving Reassigned, was
drivers ed. teacher! |
|
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Laredo: 10 year old assaults elementary school principal causing
injury |
|
|
Education the elephant in the room, Senator Duncan complains about
citizen 'anti-tax' groups, thinks ed needs more money & we're too
dumb to get it |
|
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Accountability Matters: Don't abandon TAKS cheating analysis |
|
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Dallas school district is making smart changes |
|
|
Districts drop property tax rates, Schools meet state requirement,
then tack on 4 cents |
|
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Dallas School official launches sagging pants crusade |
|
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TEA may ax test analyzer, Agency doubts level of TAKS cheating;
evaluator defends data - case
of killing the messenger? |
|
|
LISD's success in reading spells funding trouble
- always needing $ |
|
|
Austin teacher charged with 1996 sexual assault of student |
|
|
Tri-Ethnic panel asks Ector County ISD tough questions |
|
|
Teacher guilty of boozing with boys basketball team |
|
|
LISD earns high marks on SAT test
- good, now fix East Lubbock schools |
|
|
Big Country schools rewarded for higher test scores |
|
|
Odessan threatens Bible class suit |
|
|
High school football in Texas is big. It's also big business |
|
|
DISD creates watchdog post |
|
|
Ex-Donna ISD chief suing school district |
|
|
Young: It's time to take the terror out of TAKS tests (editorial for
Chris Bell) |
|
|
Keller ISD site hacked |
|
|
Political Correctness strikes again: Everman principal to step down
over remarks |
|
|
When it comes to schools, Texas parents know best |
|
|
Katy trustees vote to put school bond on the ballot, again |
|
|
Texas students struggle on writing portion of SAT test |
|
|
College Station school trustees lower property tax rate, foregoes
the 4 cents |
|
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UPDATE:
Bells residents voice concerns over tax rates,Bells ISD claims unique motivation to raise tax rate 4 cents |
|
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Clifton ISD superintendent uses Hillary Clinton slogan for budget |
|
|
Tom Bean ISD principal terminated |
|
|
Texas teacher salaries have risen 36.8% in 10 years, coaches making
more |
|
|
E-textbooks could reduce costs to college students |
|
|
Official: Pension funding should be retired teacher priority |
|
|
Big Country: Local districts given superior state finance ratings,
some small school systems need to improve |
|
|
Wichita Falls ISD gets creative in funding special projects |
|
|
Round Rock: Fight at Stony Point High School, Police use pepper
spray to stop melee, investigate whether fight was gang-related |
|
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It Can't Be Serious: State won't track down TAKS cheats this way
- Dallas Morning News editorial |
|
|
$12 million, please: Laredo School district must borrow money to
meet payroll, financial obligations |
|
|
Laredo ISD: Too much overtime; Internal audit reveals school police
department’s lack of accountability - has 85 security guards and 26
police officers! |
|
|
Midland ISD trustees approve raises, lower tax rate WITHOUT the 4
cents! |
|
|
Waco ISD trustees could cut taxes, cut eaten up by increased
appraisals |
|
|
State’s plan on teacher quality rejected |
|
|
State Rep. Richard Raymond, D-Laredo, drafts bill to end TAKS
testing |
|
|
EPISD increases tax bill 10% to get more money from state |
|
|
Everman ISD board president resigns, Political Correctness strikes |
|
|
Schools face sanctions, El Paso ISD may replace teachers |
|
|
School finance reform appears beneficial so far, Beaumont Editorial |
|
|
Teacher turnover studied in Tarrant County, it's bureaucracy more
than $ |
|
|
School funding overhaul hits close to home for many of the state's
legislators |
|
|
Teacher salaries increasing more than usual |
|
|
School uniforms recommended for safety, savings: Brownsville ISD
suggests but can’t ‘enforce’ code |
|
|
LISD and testing, too much? |
|
|
Giving power to the paddle, corporal punishment in Texas schools |
|
|
Technology investments in low performing schools not paying off |
|
|
Beaumont ISD trustees slash tax rate, chooses not to take the 4 cent
increase others say they cannot do without |
|
|
Laredo ISD teachers upset district refused additional $2000 raise on
top of state $2000 raise -
poor teachers |
|
|
Tax hike could be needed to pay $143 million repair bill at Waco ISD |
|
|
UPDATE:
Austin Art teacher resigns to end fight over topless photos online |
|
|
UPDATE:
Superintendent, former student say group wasn't sex ring,
Ozen coach/teacher's aide and former student indicted,
Investigators Looking Into Secret Sex Club at Ozen High School in
Beaumont |
|
|
UPDATE:
Principal no stranger to police,
Brownsville educator accused of intoxicated assault, evading arrest |
|
|
Five El Paso schools could be reorganized |
|
|
Feds Turn Up Heat on School Tech Buyers, Vendors |
|
|
19 percent of Texas schools fail to meet federal standards,
7 Montgomery County campuses fail preliminary fed evaluations |
|
|
Forget the fluff and fix the schools, Galveston ISD (editorial) |
|
|
'Concerned Citizens' present petition to Clarendon ISD |
|
|
Texas Education Agency team says Port Arthur district still
'critical' |
|
|
Home-schooling a hit, Education option growing in popularity in
Texas |
|
|
Bad marks haunt Bryan ISD |
|
|
State education boss stops by to talk shop in Munday |
|
|
Abilene ISD things shrinking enrollment may have turned around |
|
|
Odessa schools set rate at $1.36 per $100 valuation |
|
|
UPDATE:
Lawsuit on-hold for now,
City Councilwoman, parents threaten New Braunfels ISD with million
dollar lawsuit over bullying at schools |
|
|
Changing school culture key to Big Spring school's top rating |
|
|
Early school start dates likely to disappear |
|
|
Abilene ISD average home owner to save only $4 on taxes |
|
|
Wylie ISD average home owner to save only $9 on taxes |
|
|
Del Rio average home owner to save only $12 on taxes |
|
|
Districts added to list of test irregularities |
|
|
Three Valley schools on list of most dangerous |
|
|
Government Study Distorts 'Successes' of Public Schools |
|
|
Traditional Textbooks’ Future is Debated Locally, Statewide |
|
|
States, Feds Partner on English Testing |
|
|
Comal ISD leaders say 65% rule impossible
- ignoring fact that many districts are already at the 65% for
instruction level |
|
|
Some districts claim 65 percent rule starts putting bite on budgets
- remember this means that a
focus on the core mission of schools is a problem for these
districts |
|
|
Abilene Reporter-News reviews credit cards spending for Wylie &
Abilene ISD's, nothing illegal but administrators live well on the
road |
|
|
Denison ISD tax "cut" results in a 7 cent savings for district's
average home owner due to equally high raise in property values! |
|
|
Texas to offer TAKS to students online |
|
|
Education establishment pushes racist agenda
- see 3rd paragraph, 1st sentence |
|
|
India Opts Out of Laptop Project, Children's laptop 'pedagogically
suspect', says education minister
- this is right-on, too bad it took
India to say it! |
|
|
U.S. Issues New Rules on Schools & Disability
|
|
|
College Station trustees urged to waive optional 4-cent tax, say
they don't need it with appraisal increases! |
|
|
Waco ISD predicament largely foiled federal choice efforts |
|
|
Poorest students get weakest teachers, national study finds |
|
|
Shape up or shut down, Houton ISD leaders tell 3 schools |
|
|
Moses: Continue to strive for improvement in education |
|
|
Hamilin Pied Piper athletic director quits after second DWI arrest
in 5 months |
|
|
Stasny: Texas' school ranking system is misleading
- more excuses for failure |
|
|
Austin district, employees agree to more raises, benefits
- more, more, more |
|
|
Standardized state tests must enhance learning |
|
|
Edinburg superintendent suspended |
|
|
Former Canyon Teacher Convicted on Indecency with Child |
|
|
More hysteria over TAKS testing and accountability
- this is all a move toward returning to social promotion |
|
|
Mike Moses fears Texas citizens & voters, afraid they'll vote
against tax increases for government education industry |
|
|
Parent to address Midland ISD about Confederate symbols |
|
|
Former State Rep. Ken Mercer to Educators: “Please reconsider paying
your annual dues to the NEA” |
|
|
Teacher quits after probe of punishment for students who skipped for
demonstratons |
|
|
Lubbock ISD administrative employment increased by 64% from 2001 to
2004 but teaching positions DECREASED by 2% |
|
|
Teachers union (TFT) slams testing as overkill, urges better system |
|
|
Growth outpaces funding at Texas colleges |
|
|
Leader of Katy schools blasts critics, tells his citizen employers
they don't care about children! |
|
|
Texas School District Bans Cleavage |
|
|
Behind the TAKS Data: Middle schoolers need help getting on track |
|
|
Struggling charter schools in jeopardy |
|
|
Midland: Differences in structure help elementary schools top state
ratings |
|
|
Odessa: TEA gives average marks to area school districts
- notice how the Odessa American does not try and spin the average
into the better |
|
|
Lubbock charter school earns Exemplary ranking from TEA |
|
|
School leaders speak out against Kashmere closure
- these people can't see the failure, they just want more money |
|
|
State panel will probe test cheating allegations |
|
|
Havens spins poor Lubbock ISD showing as improvement |
|
|
Pratt on Texas Percentage Comparison to Area Cities - updated |
|
|
NW Texas Regional City TAKS Score Compairson (pdf)
See your school's TAKS rankings here |
|
|
Kerrville hits low school ranking |
|
|
Houston: 'Unacceptable' schools face closing |
|
|
State rankings give 7 percent of public schools high marks |
|
|
Rules Provide Greater Public Scrutiny of Education Spending |
|
|
Returning San Angelo teachers will see an 8 to 11% pay raise |
|
|
Willis ISD emailed photo controversy continues |
|
|
Amarillo: Are Texas students stressed over tests? |
|
|
Two El Paso area ISD's vote to raise starting teacher pay |
|
|
NEA Teachers Union Adopts Positions on Wars in Iraq, Lebanon
- and people pretend these groups are just about education |
|
|
FBI subpoenas Dallas ISD credit card records |
|
|
TEA will release schools' rankings |
|
|
U.S. Senate drilling bill could benefit Texas |
|
|
Texas fires scorch thousands of acres |
|
|
El Paso County Commissioner seeks to deny sheriff right to enforce
laws |
|
|
Robin Hood plan not quite outlawed |
|
|
2 Houston Teachers Gave TAKS Answers |
|
|
Plainview ISD takes the 4 cent tax increase but claims a tax cut! |
|
|
Teachers get economics lesson |
|
|
Wylie teacher to become director of member services for the
Association of Texas Professional Educators |
|
|
Federal appeals court has ruled no evidence exists that Mumford ISD
illegally segregates students, trial court overturned, Hearne ISD
loses |
|
|
Royse City superintendent fired |
|
|
Connally school official indicted for improper sexual contact |
|
|
Limited English students fare well in Texas tests |
|
|
Denton teachers to get raises, School board agrees to 9 percent hike,
officials defend decision to give raises |
|
|
Revenue picture for DISD looks “very good” at this time
- and believe me, they'll spend everything they get |
|
|
Wichita Falls ISD goes on administrator pay raise spree |
|
|
Despite raises, AISD, Wylie teachers trail in starting pay
- districts use each other to push up teacher pay |
|
|
Canyon ISD passes teacher salary, meal price increases
- laudable comments from the superintendent, a refreshing change |
|
|
Comal ISD gets in fued with locals over land deal |
|
|
Fewer buses going the extra mile: Despite parents' complaints, more
districts cutting back service area to save on costs |
|
|
Teachers need more pay? First year salaries to be around $41,000 in
several El Paso area districts - a lower cost of living city! |
|
|
Groups sue, say state comes up short in bilingual education |
|
|
Pay raises approved for East Central teachers, more than state
portion |
|
|
The border isn't school boundary |
|
|
Port Arthur chamber urges more oversight for school district |
|
|
Who's keeping score? Grading the TAKS essay |
|
|
Nearly 6 percent of students in Texas repeat the first grade,
raising costs and controversy - I told you so: revival of "social
promotion" |
|
|
More Texas schools suspected of TAKS cheating |
|
|
Texas House Rep. Strama, a Democrat, meets w/ top GOP donor
Leininger |
|
|
A Lifeline for Students in Persistently Failing Public Schools, by
Dan Lips |
|
|
Taxpayer funded, universal Pre-K a bad idea for Texas, Jamie Story,
Texas Public Policy Foundation |
|
|
Galveston: Dozens protest teacher’s firing |
|
|
UPDATE:
The Oklahoman Editorial: Union spending plenty to fight law,
Report: NEA Pays Opponents of No Child Left Behind Law |
|
|
Moran trades homes for kids, School uses housing to lure residents
in hopes of boosting student population |
|
|
UPDATE:
A.G. rules parents may view video of fight,
Abilene's Wylie High School food fight turns into fairness fight |
|
|
Test results increase slightly in Texas schools |
|
|
Waco: G.L. Wiley principal steps down after failing certification
exam |
|
|
UPDATE:
Dallas district hires investigators for credit card probe,
DISD cancels credit card program,
DMN investigation finds thousands of suspect
purchases on DISD
credit cards |
|
|
Teacher tapes his mouth in protest |
|
|
River Road ISD expected to raise salaries
|
|
|
Lubbock ISD approves state mandated raise for teachers |
|
|
Denison school board raises teacher pay, more than state mandate |
|
|
Beaumont Enterprise: State must take over Port Arthur schools |
|
|
College Station teachers to get state pay hike, other employees get
5% hike from other funds |
|
|
DMN: This Only Cheats Schools: Top TEA officials must get with it or
get out |
|
|
Plainview: School trustees boost teacher, staff salaries $1000 more
each than state provided pay raise |
|
|
San Antonio ISD approves plan for teacher salaries, 2.1% OVER state
provided pay raise |
|
|
Amarillo ISD claims tax increase likely, before they've reviewed
budget for possible cuts! AISD says 65% rule bad but they are at 63%
already |
|
|
Concerns over TAKS may lead to sanctions from Feds |
|
|
Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators member says
"more money needs to be put in education |
|
|
Some S.A. teachers working around the clock for students
- seems like a great example of why
merit pay is a good idea "some" teachers! |
|
|
Chávez reorganizes Round Rock school staff, seeks equality across
district |
|
|
Districts on TAKS cheat list in dark as to how cheat list formulated |
|
|
SBOE's Authority Attacked Again, by Gail Lowe, SBOE, District 14 |
|
|
Superintendent arrested for indecent exposure in San Antonio |
|
|
Port Arthur ISD: job eliminated, still on the payroll
- don't worry, it's only the taxpayers'
money |
|
|
Pflugerville ISD board silent unanimous vote to accept
Superintendent Patricia Pickles' resignation
|
|
|
Salary hike proposed for some in College Station ISD |
|
|
State officials probe HISD benefits program |
|
|
Schools await rules for spending high school allotment funds |
|
|
Without raising taxes, EPISD OKs $3,600 teacher pay raise |
|
|
UTEP, Texas Tech get millions for construction |
|
|
School Choice Spreads with State Tax Credits |
|
|
"Social Justice Summer School" at Lanier High School in Austin -
learn more
about what your schools are being used for here |
|
|
Duncanville High teacher charged with assault & could be link to
rapes |
|
|
Arlington ISD bans mouth "grills," other items |
|
|
Austin outshines averages in educating
pupils with limited English skills
District officials attribute improved performance of such students
on state achievement tests to intense programs, teacher recruitment
- notice that is is state
testing which measures the improvement! |
|
|
Concerns about curriculum aired, school folk cry foul at possible
changes requiring more academic basics be taught
- what business are then in?
More complaining in story from the Houston Chronicle |
|
|
La Joya ISD Superintendent suspended UPDATE:
La Joya hires to investigate suspended superintendent |
|
|
Rod Paige opines as to why the 65% rule is not good for schools |
|
|
Galveston ISD to close police dept., contract with county sheriff |
|
|
How English is taught in Texas likely to change |
|
|
Teachers want increased funding for English as a Second Language |
|
|
Hopefuls decry emphasis on TAKS, call for raises for Texas teachers |
|
|
Classroom Teachers Assoc. give Governor Perry a tepid reception |
|
|
Surprise: Educrat groups say Texas school funding not equitable |
|
|
Denton ISD approves its largest budget ever
- it never stops! |
|
|
District to District competition could raise teacher pay
- Why not it results in constant facilities construction - Pratt |
|
|
Abilene viewers react to first local showing of The Education of
Shelby Knox, Lubbock based film about sex-ed & homosexual rights |
|
|
Red TAKS Flags are Waving: And it's up to local educators to
investigate |
|
|
List of TAKS red-flagged schools (pdf) |
|
|
Former Bremond ISD superintendent faces plea bargain deadline in
theft case |
|
|
Big Country schools are feeling the pinch at the gas pump, too |
|
|
TEA conservators are 'gravely concerned' about Port Arthur ISD board |
|
|
Democrats for (school) choice -- 'Toe-Hold Strategies' |
|
|
El Paso's Ysleta ISD $10 million short on next year's budget |
|
|
Conroe ISD gay-student group to participate in Houston Gay Pride |
|
|
“Help is on the Way” for Texas Curriculum Standards, Barbara
Cargill, SBOE Dist. 8 |
|
|
Admin pay at Wichita Falls has no standards |
|
|
Only 67% of eligible Texans graduated in '03, study says - Education
Week report contradicts TEA's 83% claim |
|
|
TEA plans deeper look into cheating |
|
|
TEA finds problems with Valley schools' TAKS scores |
|
|
San Antonio: Punished Principal Gets Payout |
|
|
Some Del Rio schools show very low TAKS scores |
|
|
Abilene ISD to raise teacher salaries 7% - funds from new edu. bill |
|
|
Amarillo ISD to raise teacher salaries - funds from new edu. bill |
|
|
Lubbock AJ suggests more credentialism good for public education |
|
|
Plainview sees mixed TAKS results |
|
|
Lubbock's Rise Academy charter school scores 100% in all TAKS - PK
through 6th grade with 95% enrollment "eco. disadvantaged" |
|
|
Houston ISD thumbs nose at taxpayers, says homeowners don't count |
|
|
Midland ISD superintendent to retire |
|
|
Abilene ISD budget wish list shows lack of focus on basic education
by many school employees |
|
|
Activists: Fort Bend ISD unfair to minorities |
|
|
Woman can give out religious literature at school - Fort Worth |
|
|
Austin High School Teacher, who posted nude portraits online, can
appeal decision to begin termination proceedings
Update |
|
|
Georgetown schools get to keep $10 million under new plan |
|
|
Many charter schools troubled in Texas
- then shut 'em down, that was the idea |
|
|
Teacher keeping watch on budget, Patrick thinks school district has
surplus for more raises - Wichita Falls |
|
|
TEA audits Porter High School programs in Brownsville |
|
|
Beaumont ISD TAKS scores improve |
|
|
Wichita Falls schools flagged in TAKS inquiry |
|
|
Big Spring schools in TAKS inquiry |
|
|
Houston area schools to be investigated in TAKS inquiry |
|
|
Corpus Christi area schools in the TAKS inquiry |
|
|
Amarillo area schools to be looked at in TAKS inquiry |
|
|
Some Brownsville schools named in TAKS inquiry |
|
|
Fort Worth area schools red flagged on TAKS |
|
|
Beaumont area schools listed in TAKS review |
|
|
609 schools eyed for possible TAKS cheating
- those wonderful educators who work so
hard for our children & deserve so much renumeration wouldn't do
that, would they? |
|
|
Texas Federation of Teachers is again attacking HB1 |
|
|
School tax elections criticized - editorial in San Antonio
Express-News |
|
|
Dallas ISD recruiting bilingual teachers from El Paso area schools |
|
|
Summary of school finance plan as passed and signed into law |
|
|
Testing special-education students presents a problem with federal
and state ratings say some educators |
|
|
Perry signs bill for tax cuts, teacher raises |
|
|
WFISDTeachers' penny-pinching leads to big stash of cash |
|
|
Blacks, Hispanics see school as rowdy place
- yea, but when we try to enforce good behavior blacks often assert
"cultural" differences as an excuse |
|
|
Program offers Spanish-speaking students Mexican courses |
|
|
Another student (6th grade) shows more knowledge of TAKS than many
parents, teachers and politicos |
|
|
Galveston ISD schools open on Memorial Day, reason is reasonless |
|
|
Baylor steps up: reclassified as research university by Carnegie |
|
|
AJ Editorial on teach pay makes interesting points |
|
|
TEA takes steps to improve test security |
|
|
Senator Robert Duncan editorial on success of Special Session |
|
|
Midland High junior wins new car in perfect attendance drawing |
|
|
Students have a responsibility to motivate themselves but more
creative teaching is needed - column from San Antonio |
|
|
5/25, 6:25PM Judge Dietz vacates injunction in school finance case |
|
|
TEA can't ignore evidence of testing troubles |
|
|
El Paso ISD hires official to fix underperforming schools |
|
|
Critics say new rule requiring math, science burdens schools
- if you don't immediately see
what is wrong with this headline you must be an educrat |
|
|
Analysis suggests some are cheating on TAKS |
|
|
El Paso ISD to charge $125 per class for Summer School |
|
|
Wichita Falls ISD to make $2 million in staff cuts |
|
|
Midland Academy Charter touts TAKS scores, new programs |
|
|
School districts nervous about fuel
prices, want help from Austin
- has it even occurred to
them that "Austin" (read taxpayers) have less money to give them due
to the same high fuel prices? I doubt it - Pratt |
|
|
Keller ISD principal nixes "In God We Trust" from image of nickel on
yearbook cover - political
correctness run amok. |
|
|
Bexar County School Boards Presidents' Coalition presents ideas on
school finance needs - this
must be a first but it is still short on specifics |
|
|
UTEP to offer free tuition to some & tuition locks for 4 years |
|
|
San Antonio Catholic schools see demographic shift |
|
|
Galveston schools get richer & richer with fewer & fewer students |
|
|
Tax bill includes surprise for teens - 4 years of math & science |
|
|
Texas Federation of Teachers Action Alert full of ridiculous
assertions and interpretations of recent school finance bills (pdf) |
|
|
Denton TAKS scores near state averages |
|
|
TAKS scores rise in Del Rio |
|
|
Fort Worth school make TAKS gains but still behind state averages |
|
|
TAKS news in Bexar Co. is good and bad, most districts improved |
|
|
TAKS scores up for area - Corpus Christi |
|
|
15% fail TAKS test in Dallas ISD,
overall DISD improves on TAKS |
|
|
Houston ISD show solid gains in TAKS |
|
|
Beaumont schools see TAKS improvement & areas needing improvement |
|
|
Midland schools exceed state TAKS results in some areas |
|
|
Odessa schools post gains in TAKS scores,
secondary scores not so good |
|
|
El Paso schools continue to improve with TAKS as a motivator |
|
|
Katy ISD big bond election rejected by voters, Fort Bend bond fails
too |
|
|
Cheri Isett criticizes obsession with standardized testing on House
floor |
|
|
Galveston City Council hammers on local school superintendent |
|
|
Senate again tries to slap the SBOE, would delay math needed math
texts |
|
|
More school employees, fewer jobs for the taxpaying public in Corpus |
|
|
More crying about TAKS, this time it's evil that test companies make
$ |
|
|
Austin school district spending $60,000 on lockers they don't use |
|
|
San Antonio area school seems to have recruited Mexican baseball
players, angers local parents |
|
|
State aid for school facilities construction is complicated
- Abilene Reporter-News |
|
|
Majority of transfer requests in one Texas ISD are due to
ethnicity/race |
|
|
Deciding who gets bonuses (merit pay) just too tough for some San
Antonio area school districts
- another example of how inept public schools are a management |
|
|
Schools trade pricey travel for virtual trips, Matador featured in
Corpus Christi Caller-Times story |
|
|
HISD: teachers asked to submit ideas, best suggestions to improve
student achievement will receive bonuses
- good, administrators need to listen
more |
|
|
Editorial admits the true issue of public school finance reform:
it's all about not letting the 'wealthy' have more for their kids
than the 'poor' |
|
|
Immigration check points in the Texas Valley stir panic |
|
|
Tests help parents rate schools
- another good reason for TAKS |
|
|
Beaumont: TAKS scores bolster some districts' morale
- I thought TAKS was the worst thing
since Satan himself? |
|
|
Some Southern Baptists lobbying for congregants to pull kids from
public schools - again |
|
|
Rep. Hilderbran responds to teachers' requests - points out the tax
reform is the first priority of the Special Session & that other
items cannot yet be heard |
|
|
School district used "parental
involvement conference" to lobby parents for bond issue passage
- about as honest a move as
the need for more money, supt. also comes very close to violating
election law |
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Democrats say GOP not allowing school debate
- they ran the House & Senate for years
and didn't debate the issue, why start now? |
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TSTA Pres. Donna New Haschke says pay raise less than $3,000 per
year not be "respectable" -
what's not "respectable" is teacher groups telling taxpayers how
they must spend their money |
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Groups again push for September uniform school start date |
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Frisco: Mom's truancy fines could reach $9,500 |
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Texas Rebellion: Boerne ISD withholds payment to state |
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Dallas school district sued for Segregation at Preston Hollow
elementary |
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The
RIGHT WAY to fund public school extracurricular facilities in Odessa |
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Lake Dallas OKs new dress code for school, almost a uniform |
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Texas not reporting scores by ethnicity on all Texas schools -
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Waco: Pressure of TAKS standards successful in forcing changes |
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Harris County Dems like taxing business but oppose lowering property
taxes to help schools |
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Funding plan would not affect some school taxes |
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DMN: Can Texas legislators learn from a recent history of failures
to pass an overhaul of education funding? |
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Dedicating surplus to tax relief shields Texans from sting of
government growth by Michael Quinn Sullivan |
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Dems Gear Up for School Finance Battle, Houston Chronicle |
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“A New Path for Public School Finance” by Reps. Bill Keffer, Linda
Harper-Brown & Ken Paxton |
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Senator Shapiro argues for teacher performance pay |
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Northside ISD (San Antonio) High School throws out report cards,
F's, and in-school suspension is now a "Choices Center"
- it happens in Texas too, sad. |
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Pharr
school district loses $50,000 in laptop computers, could have been
gone since 2002! - with this
type of accounting how can we trust their "need" for funds? |
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Megargel school face closure, tiny town must face reality of size
- consolidation must be considered whether popular or not |
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Viable School Tax Reform by David Hartman |
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US Census study shows Texas ranked No. 38 in spending per student
but also shows that per-student spending is not directly related to
quality of education - lowest spender out scores top spender! |
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Texas Classroom Groups Call for New Mathematics Teaching Material
- note no call for better
teaching & who bought the books we are using anyway? I bet it was
the educrats who are now complaining. |
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Senator Shapiro wants Performance-based pay for teachers &
improvement in Colleges of Education to improve teacher training |
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Revised 65% Rule a Good Start |
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TTU Survey: 75.8% of Texans favor increase cigarette & liquor taxes
to support education and health care
- note they favor sin taxes only as most don't pay them
See more on the survey here. |
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“Over the past four decades, we have seen a 300 percent increase per
student in spending after the inflation adjustment.” Rep. Grusendorf |
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Texas Public School Test Scores are Above National Average |
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Lobbyist says tax plan will make school districts the 'bad guys':
Sen. Shapleigh (D-El Paso) says "more money for schools must come
before tax cuts" |
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Sen. Hinojosa (D-McAllen) says: "Perry, Dewhurst & Craddick are
committed to get it [school finance reform] done." |
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Strayhorn supports administrators over teachers: opposes rule to
force 65% of funding going classrooms and teaching |
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Ector County opens a School Attendance Court, school district funds
court with $300,000 of tax money
- aren't JP courts already funded to do
this? |
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Plano ISD denies Bible club equal rights with other non-curricular
clubs - you can bet they
would encourage a Muslim studies or understanding group - Pratt |
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Report: “Green” Taxes Smart Way to Fund Schools, Clear the Air
- sounds good to realize that
everything you do pollutes in someway to these people |
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Lynn Woolley: Texas public schools don't need more money to waste |
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Teacher, humanist challenges moment of silence in Texas schools |
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Speaker Craddick on School Reform Issues |
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Tx Public Schools cry poverty but have money for on-campus teacher
"wellness rooms" rooms with treadmills, etc. |
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Education Lobby Joyous over defeat of Rep. Grusendorf |
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SURPRISE: Texas Assoc. of School Business Officials & other
administrator types decry 65% rule on instructional spending!
- they've all forgotten what
public schools are for, exclusively. |
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Austin-based activist urges Supreme Court "taking the process [of
drawing legislative districts] out of the hands of state
legislatures" - the
Constitution be damned by this Liberal |
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Growing districts rely on rookie teachers, yet have high scores |
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Wichita Falls educators to investigate why many graduates are not
ready for college-level work, set to "dialogue" with high education
providers |
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Grusendorf says he'll resign seat of school finance package doesn't
pass |
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Midland ISD board pats itself on the back |
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Edcouch-Elsa ISD board president arrested on federal bribery charges |
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UT Professor challenges role of athletics, too much $, too little
oversight |
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UT Students petition administration for lower penalties for
Marijuana use! |
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Public school boards keep on violating open meetings laws |
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Fort Worth schools to consider Standardized Dress for students |
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Audit of Abilene ISD leads to recommendation of administrative staff
cuts |
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Perry and Strayhorn both decry growth of educational bureaucracy |
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Students, teachers, the community benefit from good scores on the
test |
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Haltom High School
principal spends $10,768.02 in travel funds on trips - poor
public schools, if they didn't have the money it couldn't have
been spent |
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Wichita Falls ISD superintendent Orr declines salary increase,
again! |
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Home & Land Owners' Assoc. president says focus on tax relief in
special session, handle school overhaul later |
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Port Arthur ISD put under management team for poor performance |
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Some teachers support performance pay |
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Some Charter Schools seek funding equity
What happened to accomplishing more with
less? - Pratt |
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Half of Texans support more tax dollars for schools |
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Frisco ISD opens on-site infant child care for employees |
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Some
groan that Federal dollars for vocational education are on the
chopping block - 1) since
when did public schools become a Federal responsibility? 2) if
vocational training is highly advantageous for business, why can't
they kick-in to pay? |
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No Texas Teachers Left Behind group focuses on teacher needs - not
students and parents /
headline in the Austin paper was: "Teachers rally at Capitol for
more money" - this
is the problem with the edu bureaucracy, it's all about them - Pratt |
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821 Texas public school campuses rated Academically Unacceptable |
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Bankrupt Texas school district looking for "corporate sponsors" |
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Some states dodge parts of Federal No Child Left Behind Act
Harvard study makes it seem a failure of Bush but I see it as proof
that the gov. edu. bureaucracy will do anything to dodge
accountability standards |
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Give Surplus Back to Taxpayers by Michael Sullivan courage
anyone? |
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Senator Shapiro: "Seniority pay is no longer acceptable.
Performance-based pay must be studied..." recommends district
efficiencies |
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Consolidation is an issue that won't go away, Senator Jeff Wentworth |
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Are public school administrators competent to make business
decisions? |
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Liberal Texas Teacher groups oppose incentive pay plan - want all
teachers good and bad to get a raise |
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State Board of Education seeks to have say on text book content |
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"Panhandle Values" Carlisle doesn't know who the lobbyists are |
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Education lobby in most every state has run to the courts instead of
accepting the rule of law through their legislatures |
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Penelope ISD superintendent claims Legistlature want schools to fail |
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School administration out of touch with taxpayers by Jones |
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Education lobbying in Texas totals $6.3 mil |
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Making Earning A Part Of Learning - Houston ISD |
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Pratt's
summary review of the education funding failure in the 2005
legislature |
