Florence Shapiro
Because government assistance is a bad thing…
Eliminating the class size limit would eliminate up to 12,000 teacher jobs. But according to Florence Shapiro, it’s really about local control. Education Week: Texas Battle Looms on Class-Size Limit “It would give flexibility to superintendents. It strengthens local control and gives them the opportunity to save some dollars,” she said, noting that school officials [...]
No change to the top ten percent rule
Excellent! MySA.com: Metro | State AUSTIN — In a surprise move, the Texas House shot down a bill Sunday night that would have limited automatic admissions at the University of Texas at Austin for students graduating in the top 10 percent of their class. A cheer went up in the chamber with the final vote, [...]
It’s more than I expected
Without ever showing how the top ten percent rule was hurting the University of Texas at Austin, UT President Bill Powers managed to get a cap on the number of admissions. Top 10-percenters may face UT admission limit | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle After admitting half of its 2008 freshman class under the top 10 [...]
No, really?
MySA.com: State Government: At least half of all high school students in the state’s major cities are dropping out of school, creating a crisis that state leaders are not doing enough to address, some education experts say. This was true when I did my masters report in the 1980′s. This problem spans generations in terms [...]