Accused of having an incorrect visa, Mem Fox detained by immigration officials at LA airportDEBORAH BOGLE, Books Editor, The Advertiser ( Read more... )

If you have not seen this, you need to watch.
The questioning near the end ... yes. If your teaching materials, and training from the company that makes the tests results in worse test scores than before then there is something very wrong. I would give them an failing grade. Texas pays $500 million to Pearson with a 5 year contract.

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Monday and Tuesday both schools I work for are doing STAAR testing. Not the 6th grade and maybe not all of the 9th grade though ( Read more... )

Today is my mother's 89th birthday. She has as many marbles as she did before but she plays with them a little differently now. Age will do that ( Read more... )