by Andrea Payne | Jul 24, 2023 | Education News
Record teacher shortages have forced school districts to up the ante as they try different ways to attract and retain qualified, effective educators. From pay raises to four-day work weeks to stipends and signing bonuses, from various new alternative certification...
by Andrea Payne | Jul 13, 2023 | Education News
In a win for some and a loss for others, the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts school board voted 4 – 2 to use biological sex as a determinant in joining either the Singing Girls of Texas choir or the Texas Boys Choir. LGBTQ activists were advocating for students’...
by Andrea Payne | Jun 9, 2023 | Education News
Gov. Abbot’s year-long teacher task force put this very obvious suggestion at the top of its list; unions, employees, families, communities, and school administrators have been shouting it loud and clear for ages; and the data from schools state-wide have all been...
by Andrea Payne | May 26, 2023 | Education News
A new law now enables districts to opt in to hiring chaplains to work with or in lieu of school counselors starting next school year. Texas chaplains will soon be counseling students in public schools across the state. Like any employee, each chaplain must pass a...
by Andrea Payne | Apr 24, 2023 | Education News, Religion
Recent data analysis confirms that math and reading proficiency measures have fallen since 2019. Any classroom teacher can attest to that, but the National Assessment of Educational Progress has analyzed data from the DOE’s National Center for Education Statistics to...
