Archive for March, 2007
Do as I say–it’s not about the money
Except it is if you are going to reward effective teachers. Star-Telegram | 03/03/2007 | Report: Future rests on teachers’ shoulders: “Five years with an effective teacher, not just an average teacher, is sufficient to close the achievement gap between middle- and low-income youngsters,” said Sandy Kress, an Austin-based lobbyist and author of the report. [...]
Hogwarts in the Valley?
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest: ROMA, Texas – A South Texas teacher accused of keeping two girls in his classroom to protect them from others who thought they were witches has resigned.Jose A. Ramos, an Advanced Placement Spanish teacher who had been with the district 20 years, resigned Wednesday, [...]
UT President says limiting top ten percent law would give UT advantages
UT president speaks out against top 10 percent law – Top Stories: UT President William Powers asked the House Committee on Higher Education Monday to allow the University to limit the portion of the student body it admits under the top 10 percent law. …. “It would help our diversity efforts if we have more [...]