Mathetude - Stories tagged with: texas Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html Mathetude http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Sun Feb 05 09:07:36 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ In Texas, a Backlash Against Student Testing Parents and educators are expressing strong concern about the central role of standardized testing in the assessment and overall education of their children and students. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14566.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14566.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2012 School Cuts Also Threaten Culture Sites Education cuts in Texas mean fewer field trips, and the places those students go feel the pinch, too. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14290.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14290.html Mathetude nitajo 08/01/2012 If 2011 Was Any Indication, Hold On to Your Hats in 2012 Here’s hoping the next year brings some resolution. Texas Tribune reporters take a look at what to expect in 2012. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14206.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14206.html Mathetude PiGuy 01/01/2012 3 hunters questioned in shootings at Texas school Three deer hunters suspected of possibly firing the shots that wounded two South Texas middle school students were taken in for questioning, but investigators hadn't determined early Tuesday whether the shootings were accidental, reckless or intentional, a sheriff said. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14018.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14018.html Mathetude nitajo 13/12/2011 A superintendent calls school reformers’ bluff John Kuhn -- My concern has long been that the test-based focus of NCLB and the insistence on assigning labels to struggling schools has really been about convincing Americans that public schools are failing in order to justify privatizing the system — to the benefit, of course, of investors, not children. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14008.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14008.html Mathetude PiGuy 12/12/2011 Several Efforts Under Way to Measure Effect of Texas’ Budget Cuts on Schools At least four reports are being prepared that will examine for the first time how a historic reduction in financing has affected public schools. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13990.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13990.html Mathetude nitajo 11/12/2011 Schools Are Resigned to Robin Hood Although state financing of Texas public schools is still a subject of litigation, one thing is certain: the Robin Hood system of rich districts giving money to poor ones is here to stay. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13897.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13897.html Mathetude nitajo 02/12/2011 For-Profit Certification for Teachers Is Booming Online, for-profit alternative certification programs for teachers are becoming more common in Texas despite little more than anecdotal evidence of their success. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13862.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13862.html Mathetude nitajo 27/11/2011 Wind Money Fuels Spending and Benefits in Small Schools Some small West Texas school districts are awash in money from agreements with wind farm companies. How they use it could prove to be a valuable experiment in education. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13731.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13731.html Mathetude nitajo 11/11/2011 When Letting Students Slip Away Looks Like a Budget Blessing Ross Ramsey -- Texas’ two-year spending cycle gives greater regard to short-term political gain than to the long-term consequences of aborted educations. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13593.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13593.html Mathetude nitajo 28/10/2011