It is no secret that most Texas school districts, if not all, around the state are tightening their purse strings due to the current economic downturn.  A significant amount of school districts' money comes from property taxes, and with a shaky housing...

In a recent report from researchers at Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, and the University of Missouri, researchers shared results that found that the Texas Educator Excellence Grant incentive pay program lead to no "impact on student achievement".  This means...

In the past few months, I have noticed more and more examples of school districts and teachers doing crazy things to raise a buck in these difficult economic times.  It started with the uproar last year when teachers were selling advertisements on...

In this letter to school districts, TEA Commissioner Robert Scott clarified recent changes to state law that require districts to allow teachers to assign grades less than a 50 to students on assignments.  He extended his interpretation to include that...

All but two states have signed agreements to adopt national standards for English and math. But Texas has decided it would probably be too costly to change now, and besides, we already have standards anyway. You can read details here  about the...