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    Micah Taylor
    • Jul 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    TEA's COVID-19 Engagement & Contact Data: How Did Our Students Do?

    According to TEA data, just under 89% of PK-12 students were fully engaged between spring break and the end of the year.

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    Micah Taylor
    • Dec 1, 2019
    • 5 min

    STAAR scores are still strongly tied to poverty levels

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Aug 18, 2019
    • 8 min

    So you want to understand A-F? Here's a (somewhat) simplified explanation (Part 1 of 3).

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Aug 8, 2019
    • 6 min

    The Teacher Incentive Allotment could add up to $32k to Texas teachers' salaries (HB3 Part 1.5)

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Jun 13, 2019
    • 6 min

    Everything you need to know about teacher raises from HB3 (Part 1).

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Jun 1, 2019
    • 6 min

    Everything related to STAAR that changed from the 86th Legislative Session.

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • May 16, 2019
    • 6 min

    The "bonus" in HB3 based on 3rd grade STAAR will reward the affluent and successful, not the needy.

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 7 min

    Tale of two campuses: why an open records request proves Dallas ISD's ACE program is unsustainable.

    Dallas ISD's ACE, or Accelerating Campus Excellence, initiative has received a ton of attention in the media, and our representatives...

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    Micah Taylor
    • Mar 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    The $5,000 teacher/librarian raise is smoke and mirrors. Don't fall for it.

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 5 min

    5 Reasons Removing Hillary Clinton from Texas Curriculum Was Not About Politics or Rewriting History

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 8 min

    Dear Politicians: Education is about teaching and learning. Not winning votes.

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

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    Micah Taylor
    • Aug 24, 2018
    • 5 min

    Revisited: Is 'A' Really for Affluent?

    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...

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