Comments on: Merry Christmas! http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/12/23/merry-christmas/ Comments on the state of education in Texas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: texased http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/12/23/merry-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-326 texased Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:16:58 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/12/23/merry-christmas/#comment-326 Sorry, I don't recall that article. The Dallas Morning News had the most coverage of the issue and Jim Nelson the superintendent of Richardson, was one of the loudest critics of the process. Sorry, I don’t recall that article. The Dallas Morning News had the most coverage of the issue and Jim Nelson the superintendent of Richardson, was one of the loudest critics of the process.

]]> By: gerald bracey http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/12/23/merry-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-325 gerald bracey Tue, 26 Dec 2006 20:03:26 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/12/23/merry-christmas/#comment-325 I am currently assembling a my annual collection of Rotten Apples in Education Awards and came across your piece on Blaming the Messenger in connect with TAKS cheating. During the course of this scandal someone--maybe a board member in Dallas--accused Caveon, the company hired to investigate, of overstating the problem because it was in their financial interest to do so. Cannot currently locate an article about that. Do you recall it? Gerald W. Bracey Alexandria, VA I am currently assembling a my annual collection of Rotten Apples in Education Awards and came across your piece on Blaming the Messenger in connect with TAKS cheating.

During the course of this scandal someone–maybe a board member in Dallas–accused Caveon, the company hired to investigate, of overstating the problem because it was in their financial interest to do so. Cannot currently locate an article about that. Do you recall it?

Gerald W. Bracey
Alexandria, VA

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