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Texas has had its share of headaches when it comes to testing. Does anyone else remember the TECAT? That was a test that every Texas teacher had to take to keep on trucking. It was an absurd, expensive ordeal where teachers were treated like cattle because
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Everyone wants to blame teachers for low test scores. After all, teachers are the easiest targets. I have to wonder how much money is being spent on all of the research studies about improving teacher quality. What about the time and effort spent on discussions
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Schools in the Palatine-based Elementary District 15 want to help parents with anger management. In an article on chicagotribune.com we find schools wanting to help parents deal with tempers at home so that their children can learn how to approach their
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Parents are scrambling to get their kids tested for the gifted-and-talented programs due to a new admissions process in New York City. Confusion seemed to be the name of the game in an article on nytimes.com as parents sought testing times and locations.
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The ongoing dilemma about where to house and how to motivate middle school students is back in the news on newyorktimes.com . As any parent with a child this age will tell you, middle school students are an unusual lot. They come in a variety of sizes
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I knew it would happen. Yet another committee has decided that teachers are the ones to blame when students don't do well. After all, they can't do anything about the parents or living situations that some of these children might have, so according to
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