Month: <span>July 2010</span>

Mediocrity may become more elusive

In yesterday’s post, I noted how Texas was struggling to obtain mediocrity in one key indicator of the state’s future economic health – access to college educations for our young people. Now, it looks as if mediocrity may be getting farther out of reach. As reported in today’s Austin AmericanStatesman, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating […]

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Being envious of average

State Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes may be part of the Rick Perry administration, but he hasn’t drunk all the Rick Perry KoolAid, at least not the election year flavor that claims Texas is the “envy” of the nation. Consider Paredes’ recent report to Texas A&M regents about the state’s efforts to improve access to […]

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Talking Aplus but delivering Dminus

Anyone doubting that our alleged state leaders in Austin who love to talk Aplus on public education are still delivering Dminus should take a look at the 2010 edition of TSTA’s survey on teacher moonlighting and morale. If you haven’t seen it, check it out on our website: http://www.tsta.org/ It already has received some media […]

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Less means what it says

I know virtually nothing about Robert Nelsen, the president of the University of TexasPan American, but he understands math, particularly subtraction. After listening to countless newspaper editors, corporate CEOs and governors blab about “doing more with less” during years of downsizing and budget cuts, it was almost refreshing to notice Nelsen pointing out the obvious […]

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