Archive for September, 2006
McGee made the New York Times
Museum Field Trip Deemed Too Revealing – New York Times: FRISCO, Tex., Sept. 28 — “Keep the ‘Art’ in ‘Smart’ and ‘Heart,’ ” Sydney McGee had posted on her Web site at Wilma Fisher Elementary School in this moneyed boomtown that is gobbling up the farm fields north of Dallas. But Ms. McGee, 51, a [...]
Education outsourcing
Even tutors are outsourced: U.S. homework outsourced as ‘e-tutoring’ grows | Tech News on ZDNet: Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 and $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one online for $2.50 an hour–in India. U.S. homework outsourced as ‘e-tutoring’ grows | Tech News [...]
Your State Board of Education: Terri Leo
Terri Leo represents district 6 for the State Board of Education. She is also the board member who recently attempted to expand the board’s power to review textbooks to include content to protect us from the liberal views of those New York text book publishers. See, she’s only trying to protect the children of Texas [...]
Art teacher lawsuit?
Looks like Ms. McGee hasn’t met expectations since her last hearing according to the school board: Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: District officials have repeatedly pointed to other performance issues and said the trip didn’t spark the reprimands.Ms. McGee became the subject of frequent media reports over the last [...]
Your Texas State Board of Education: Geraldine Miller
Geraldine Miller is the current chair of the Texas State Board of Education. Did you know that we actually elect our SBOE members? We do. And Miller is running for District 12 opposed only by a Libertarian “place-holder” candidate. So I guess it really doesn’t matter that Miller and her husband were involved in the [...]
What’s wrong with this picture?
Kerrville Daily Times: Tivy High received a preliminary unacceptable rating from the Texas Education Agency. The rating did not reflect the performance of Tivy High School students, but was given as a result of completion rates at Kerr County Juvenile Facility.
Another Friday Press Release
Report Says Education Officials Violated Rules – New York Times: Department of Education officials violated conflict of interest rules when awarding grants to states under President Bush’s billion-dollar reading initiative, and steered contracts to favored textbook publishers, the department’s inspector general said yesterday. In a searing report that concludes the first in a series of [...]
Positive Homeschooling Articles
A homeschool article without the obligatory comment from an “expert” about the dangers of the lack of socialization. Altus Times – Altus, Oklahoma: Home education is becoming more and more common in communities throughout the United States. Altus residents Dawn and Ty Holt both have a hand in schooling their children. Dawn, who was a [...]
What’s good for football is good for everyone
Star-Telegram | 09/20/2006 | Where will they go?: It’s the bond election’s second proposition that might cause heartburn for some voters: $9.75 million for renovation and expansion of the district’s football stadium. After all, teaching academics is the primary goal for schools, and the Keller district has its hands full just providing the classroom space [...]
Parental concern
The article’s various titles definitely uses the word “parents” suggesting more than one parent. Parents call for one way to rate U.S. schools: Many parents and educators are confused by conflicting U.S., Texas rankings However, only one parent is even mentioned: Parents call for one way to rate U.S. schools: Tiffany Davis thought she had [...]