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Texas One Step Closer to Ending Four-Day School Weeks

Apr 24, 20235 min read

Texas One Step Closer to Ending Four-Day School Weeks

Texas Teachers Protest Bill Ending STAAR Test

Apr 7, 20232 min read

Texas Teachers Protest Bill Ending STAAR Test

One Texas Bill Would Eliminate Four-Day School Weeks

Apr 3, 20233 min read

One Texas Bill Would Eliminate Four-Day School Weeks

Texas schools are facing a financial crisis (and legislators could fix it tomorrow)

Feb 6, 20226 min read

Texas schools are facing a financial crisis (and legislators could fix it tomorrow)

TEA's COVID-19 Engagement & Contact Data: How Did Our Students Do?

Jul 3, 20204 min read

TEA's COVID-19 Engagement & Contact Data: How Did Our Students Do?

COVID-19 just put Maslow in the driver's seat. And not just for students: for everyone.

Mar 16, 20205 min read

COVID-19 just put Maslow in the driver's seat. And not just for students: for everyone.

Three ways administrators can support teachers in 2020.

Jan 1, 20204 min read

Three ways administrators can support teachers in 2020.

STAAR scores are still strongly tied to poverty levels

Dec 1, 20195 min read

STAAR scores are still strongly tied to poverty levels

So you want to understand A-F? Here's a (somewhat) simplified explanation (Part 1 of 3).

Aug 18, 20198 min read

So you want to understand A-F? Here's a (somewhat) simplified explanation (Part 1 of 3).

The Teacher Incentive Allotment could add up to $32k to Texas teachers' salaries (HB3 Part 1.5)

Aug 7, 20196 min read

The Teacher Incentive Allotment could add up to $32k to Texas teachers' salaries (HB3 Part 1.5)

Everything you need to know about teacher raises from HB3 (Part 1).

Jun 12, 20196 min read

Everything you need to know about teacher raises from HB3 (Part 1).

Everything related to STAAR that changed from the 86th Legislative Session.

May 31, 20196 min read

Everything related to STAAR that changed from the 86th Legislative Session.

The "bonus" in HB3 based on 3rd grade STAAR will reward the affluent and successful, not the needy.

May 16, 20196 min read

The "bonus" in HB3 based on 3rd grade STAAR will reward the affluent and successful, not the needy.

Tale of two campuses: why an open records request proves Dallas ISD's ACE program is unsustainable.

Mar 17, 20197 min read

Tale of two campuses: why an open records request proves Dallas ISD's ACE program is unsustainable.

The elephant in the classroom: healthcare costs are dwindling available funds for education.

Mar 13, 20192 min read

The elephant in the classroom: healthcare costs are dwindling available funds for education.

The $5,000 teacher/librarian raise is smoke and mirrors. Don't fall for it.

Mar 11, 20194 min read

The $5,000 teacher/librarian raise is smoke and mirrors. Don't fall for it.

Please stop saying "57% of 3rd graders can't read." That lie is getting old.

Mar 5, 20195 min read

Please stop saying "57% of 3rd graders can't read." That lie is getting old.

Feb 21, 201914 min read

The best testimony on the state of education in Texas sounded terrible.

{MASTER THREAD} DocList for Committee on Education: Texas House of Representatives

Feb 8, 20191 min read

{MASTER THREAD} DocList for Committee on Education: Texas House of Representatives

I'm a white male, and I'd like to say something to everyone who isn't.

Jan 18, 20196 min read

I'm a white male, and I'd like to say something to everyone who isn't.

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