TEA Releases TELL Survey Highlights

TEA has released the results of the Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) Texas Survey conducted earlier this year as mandated by House Bill 2012 this past legislative session. The law...

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STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION – OH MY! PART 3: INSTRUCTION

By Dr. Jerry Burkett and Dr. Cathy Moak DISCLAIMER: This blog is the third in a series designed to educate and inform readers on the differences between standards, curriculum, and instruction. These...

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CSCOPE and Common Core...Oh The Irony

The Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, recently released an opinion regarding the use of Common Core in Texas that has several Texans up in arms. While the opinion affirms that the use of the Common...

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From Common Core to Common Sense, Part 2

Just when I thought the week couldn't get any better for educators in Texas, the Attorney General Greg Abbott reinforces the message from my previous correspondence with Barbara Cargill and TEA see: From...

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From Common Core to Common Sense

Common sense has prevailed in Texas this week and my faith in our elected officials has returned. The week started with several communications with Barbara Cargill, chair of the State Board of Education...

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STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION – OH MY! PART 2: CURRICULUM

DISCLAIMER: This blog is the second in a series designed to educate and inform readers on the differences between standards, curriculum, and instruction. These blogs are not an endorsement of Common...

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Understanding Common Core and How it Relates to Texas

DISCLAIMER: This blog is the first in a series designed to educate and inform readers on the differences between standards, curriculum, and instruction. These blogs are not an endorsement of Common...

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