Parental Involvement
It is the culture
It Isn’t the Culture, Stupid – Web’s #1 Source for K12 and Higher Education News and Commentary – EducationNews.org The “it’s the culture” argument, fails to acknowledge, however, that the Chinese/Asian value of education is not just about hard working and respectful students. The culture is also responsible for the adoption of a coherent [...]
Start checking your kindergartner’s credit report
A new database will be collecting kindergartner’s social security numbers. Company gets kindergartners’ Social Security numbers, data | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News The new database for kindergarten test scores also includes sections for children’s names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, gender, school identification numbers and parents’ names [...]
Accountability
There are so many who want education reform based on “running a business” and accountability that I think it’s time to explain the situation in language they should understand. Let’s pretend that you run a plant nursery. You sell a healthy, well-kept tree to your customer. You give them fertilizer and detailed instructions. You might [...]
HB 557: Holding Parents Accountable
80(R) HB 557 – Introduced version – Bill Text: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the failure of a parent to attend a public school parent-teacher conference; providing a criminal penalty. ???????BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: ???????SECTION?1.??Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 26.014 [...]
Unschooling disguised as recess
Looks like parents might be able to save recess based on local values. 80(R) HB 366 – Introduced version – Bill Text: SECTION?1.??This Act may be cited as the “Freedom to Play and Learn Act.” ???????SECTION?2.??Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: ???????(l)??The local school health advisory council [...]
What’s the point?
Generally, I think it’s a good thing to spell out expectations: 80(R) HB 380 – Introduced version – Bill Text: Sec.?26.014.??EDUCATIONAL INVOLVEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) The agency shall adopt an educational involvement agreement form for use by school districts to be signed by a student, the student’s parent, each of the student’s teachers, and the principal [...]
Legislature Knows Best
The next session of the Texas Legislature doesn’t begin until January but members can and are already filling bills. And thanks to the internet, you can now track all legislation online. Now my natural inclination would be to say that this is a good thing, open government, accountability and all. But sometimes, you have to [...]
Mixed signals, ignored signals
This is a big deal in Texas since anyone in the top ten percent in the class is automatically accepted at any state university. MySA.com: Metro | State: Dozens of parents of high school students in the North East Independent School District let school board members know late Monday they’re not happy with how the [...]
Texas Parent PAC
For those interested in a new and growing force in Texas politics. Texas Parent PAC – Home – Standing Up for Texas Children: Texas Parent PAC is a newly formed political action committee for parents, grandparents, parents-to-be, and anyone who loves children and supports high-quality public education. The future of Texas rests in the children [...]