education
Spelling success
Since I started homeschooling my son in second grade, I have tried a variety of spelling programs and methods on and off over the years but without much success. A few months ago, I found one that works and I would encourage anyone who is having difficulty with spelling to try it. AVKO Educational Research [...]
If they’re allowed to do whatever they want, then they didn’t break the law
More on the Texas SBOE’s rejection of a third grade math book. Now the majority has voted to strike the minority reports from the official record of the board’s minutes. It seems that while our San Antonio representative couldn’t bring himself to vote on the original matter, he has joined the majority in censoring the [...]
Because they don’t like it
Rejection of math textbook sparks debate on state board’s authority | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News The state Board of Education’s unusual decision to reject a math textbook used by Dallas and 70 other Texas school districts has evolved into a power struggle over the approval of classroom materials [...]
West Campus Wonderland
The story till now: South San ISD wants to shut down low performing, low enrollment school. Parents protest and attempt to get a court injunction which is denied. The school district retaliates by suing the parents for court costs. The parents’ lawyer, David Van Os, has a press conference and reads a blog posting supposedly [...]
NISD Oympic Natatorium
Will someone please explain to me how this improves education in Northside? MySA.com: Metro | State Acknowledging that some projects offered partial funding would not be able to move forward, the group agreed — this time in an almost evenly divided vote — to move any money that might be freed up first to fully [...]
West Campus High School should stay open because?
This seems to embody so much of what is wrong with public education. MySA.com: KENS 5: Education Attorney David Van Os, who is representing Save West Campus, the group formed to protest the closure, argued that district officials failed to specify on the Oct. 23 meeting agenda that trustees could take formal action to close [...]
We have vouchers for higher education
This is from one of my favorite blogs about an argument for school vouchers. The Washington Monthly And yet, despite its thoroughness, it somehow fails to address the single biggest problem with school vouchers: oversight. If you’re going to receive taxpayer dollars, then you have to agree to taxpayer oversight. That means that NCLB applies [...]
Teaching them to think right
MySA.com: Metro | State Writing research papers with citations, explaining plate tectonics and probing why historians have competing versions of the past. Such high level skills could become part of the statewide K-12 public school curriculum if state education officials adopt a draft of college readiness standards released Thursday by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating [...]
San Antonio School District College Nights
Announcements Judson ISD College Fair The 21st annual Judson ISD College Fair is Oct. 9 at Wagner High School from 7-8:30 p.m. The fair is designed to help families begin planning for college. Ninth through twelfth grade students—and their parents–can visit with representatives from dozens of state and national colleges and universities. “College representatives will [...]
San Antonio Science Fair Planning Seminar
Science Fair Planning Seminar The Alamo Regional Academy of Science& Engineering (ARASE) is holding a planning a seminar on Saturday, September 29th 2007 to discuss with teachers, parents, and students the steps necessary fordoing a science fair project. This will be a great opportunity to get some great tips to gear up for the [...]