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Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog:
In August 2017, Laurie Kash was hired by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as its director of special education. Her immediate supervisor was Justin Porter, who was then the executive director of…

Originally posted on janresseger:
When public policy has been entirely inadequate and misguided for decades, it is difficult to grasp the full implications of the beginning steps for reform. Such is the case with President Joe Biden’s proposal last week…

Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog:
Let’s say that I am at the end of my freshman year of high school in Louisiana. I must take two Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) exams: English I and Algebra I.…

Originally posted on janresseger:
At the end of his first hundred days, President Joe Biden deserves credit for taking important steps to help public schools serving children living in communities where family poverty is concentrated. First, the President promised during…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
PTC is joining with many parent groups and school boards to fight this direct assault on local control and democracy. Pastors for Texas Children is a staunch ally of public schools and of…

With about 6 weeks remaining in the 1988-1989, the school year, spring sports had mostly concluded and football offseason was in full swing. There were these two young coaches, both in their first year at the school. Coach One is … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Meta-Annoy-Ya:
So I turned 40 a few weeks back and decided to make a list of axioms that I’ve picked up, stolen, or discovered in these few decades of being here. Some of these I could of…

Originally posted on janresseger:
By 2010, there were a lot of people who had grown very concerned about the No Child Left Behind Act and the use of annual high-stakes testing to identify so-called “failing” schools. It was a federal…