Schools and districts with lower EcoDis rates perform better on STAAR than schools and districts with higher EcoDis rates.

TEA's A-F accountability system overly simplifies a massively complex set of data that cannot be accurately summarized with a single letter.

The Teacher Incentive Allotment will bring additional money into the system in a way that directly supports teacher compensation.

While there are definitely things that should be questioned (and even criticized) regarding what the state changed with HB3, at the end of t

There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding STAAR and the 86th Legislative Session. If you want the highlights, this is for you.

The "bonus" system outlined in House Bill 3 by the 86th Legislature favors already successful districts rather than districts in need.

Dallas ISD's ACE, or Accelerating Campus Excellence, initiative has received a ton of attention in the media, and our representatives have not been discreet ...

The senators who helped get SB3 passed this session think they have everyone figured out: promise a $5,000 raise to teachers and librarians and all is well. ...

The recommendations made to the Texas State Board of Education to shorten the Texas history standards by removing a lengthy list of historical figures--inclu...

In theory, political leaders would support public schools in great and profound ways. In theory, they would help schools grow leaders and build-up communitie...

Almost seven months ago to the day, I wrote the analysis that follows in order to bring attention to a few misleading statements made by TEA regarding the A-...