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Quiz! Would You Be Able To Pass This 8th Grade Exam?

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Standardized Tests, Texas Education Agency, Standardized Testing, Starr Exam, Texas Public Schools, Middle School Standardized Testing, Teen News

State assessment exams are always a drag, but imagine being told that they were going to be made even more challenging! In Texas, a new and much more ...

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Districts File Third Suit Against State Over School Funding

Posted 12.14.2011

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A third group of Texas schools filed suit against the state Tuesday over education funding, alleging that the system of financing public education is ...

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For-Profit Teacher Certification Booming

| Nick Pandolfo and Morgan Smith | Posted 01.29.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. DENTON, Texas — One afternoon in mid-November, Jeff Arrington scattered 80 paper gingerb...

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National Anthems: Do They Have A Place In Public Schools?

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Video, Patriotism, Brenda Brinsdon, Yourtake, Michigan Public Schools, Michigan-Pledge-of-Allegiance, Cinco De Mayo, Mexican Anthem, Texas Public Schools, High School News

15-year-old Brenda Brinsdon, a sophomore at a high school in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, refused to participate when her Spanish 3 teacher assigned stud...

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'Exemplary' School Only Taught 2 Subjects, Faked Other Grades

Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, Texas Public Schools, Video, Falsified Grades, School Cheating Scandals, Dallas Schools, Statewide Testing, Standardized Testing, Field Elementary School, Teachers, Roslyn Carter, Teachers Cheating, Texas Schools, Education News

A Dallas elementary school that was given "exemplary" status for academic achievement only taught its third graders reading and math last year, and fa...

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Texas History Education Standards Slammed In New Report

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: History Education, Video, Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, History Exam, National Assessment of Educational Progress, US History, Social Studies Faculty Collaborative, Southern Poverty Law Center, Texas Public Schools, US History Education, Texas Schools, Texas History Education, US History Exam, Education News

A recent report says Texas K-12 standards in history are inadequate, ineffective and "fail to meet the state's college readiness standards," and the r...

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School Uses Sharpie To Fill In Lines Shaved Into Student's Hair

Posted 12.13.2011

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A Texas student is upset with school officials, saying administrators went too far when they used a permanent marker to fill in lines shaved into his ...

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How Private Companies Are Profiting From Texas Public Schools

Texas Observer | Abby Rapoport | Posted 12.12.2011

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It's not hard to imagine Pearson's vision of utopia. Pearson is a London-based mega-corporation that owns everything from the Financial Times to Pe...

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Texas Schools Sue State Over Billions In Funding

AP | By APRIL CASTRO and PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 12.11.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas -- A coalition of more than 150 Texas school districts said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against the state over a school funding syste...

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Texas Oil Refineries May Get Tax Refund Out Of Public School, Community Money

Posted 11.26.2011

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By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) PASADENA, Texas -- Three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry may grant some of the nation's ...

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District Cuts Ties With Superintendent For Ties To Atlanta Cheating Scandal

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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DeSOTO, Texas -- A Dallas-area school board voted Monday to sever ties with its new superintendent, who was caught in the fallout of a test-cheating s...

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Is Suspension The First Step To Juvie?

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: School Discipline, Texas, School Expulsions, Video, Disciplinary Action, Juvenil Detention, School Suspensions, Texas a&M, Juvenile Justice System, School Disciplinary Policies, Texas Schools, Texas Public Schools, Juvenile Justice, Education News

A study released today shows results that one of its authors told Education Week should raise the question among state education leaders: "Is our stat...

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