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I have blogged before about Texas and its need to test. "There's a test for that" should replace "Don't mess with Texas" on billboards. I came across another article about Texas and its testing. The part that caught my attention was the amount of money
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Stephen Murray uses his guitar and creative talents to enhance his students' learning of physics and chemistry. Listen to one of Mr. Murray's songs and see him in action. The Grapevine High School teacher's music sticks with his students and contains
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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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In an effort to increase state money flowing to universities , Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has outlined a plan that ties funds to students graduating from college earlier and willing to pursue high demand engineering and computer degrees. The money,
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Some Texas schools used creative excuses when they appealed their ratings to the Texas Education Agency. An article by Joshua Benton on dallasnews.com included a few of the unusual, along with the sensible, reasons given by schools to persuade the TEA
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Do fifth graders really have to pass the TAKS math and reading tests in order to move on to sixth grade? Some Texas districts are holding fifth grade students who fail the math and reading TAKS tests more accountable than others. An article in DallsNews.com
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