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Oct 30, 2022 · But research into the “miracle” found that it was illusory, including a 2000 Rand report, which found that big test score gains by Black and Hispanic students were the result of intensive ...
graduation patterns in Texas presented in “The Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education” (Haney, 2000). Using enrollment data from 1975-76 through 1999-2000, I examine the pattern apparent between flunking grade 9 and failure to persist in school to high school graduation.
Sep 26, 2017 · The idea of the Texas Miracle is firmly entrenched as a part of the state’s identity. Regardless of what is going on with the nation’s economy as a whole, the theory goes that Texas will not only weather the storm, but thrive. But for some, the Texas Miracle isn’t feeling so miraculous anymore.
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The teacher shortage in Texas is top of mind for state lawmakers and public education advocates. A pollreleased last year by the Charles Butt Foundation found 77% of Texas teachers seriously considered leaving the field. That figure was 58% just a few years ago in 2020. Teachers are not just thinking about leaving the classroom; they’re actually do...
Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa has witnessed the impact of teacher vacancies firsthand. She said there was not a teacher for her son's fifth grade class at an Austin ISD school, so instead the students were divided up between two other classes that did have teachers. Hinojosa, who used to be president of the Austin ISD school board, said famil...
Abbott and fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have expressed support for legislation that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to send their kids to private school. Both have argued that giving families options will not hurt public schools. “We can support school choice and, at the same time, create the best public education system in Am...
When lawmakers reconvene at the Texas Capitol, it will mark the first legislative session since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. Abbott resisted calls for a special session in the aftermath of the mass shooting to raise the age for purchasing an assault-style rifle in Texas. Robison, with the Texas State Te...
State lawmakers have already filed a couple of bills that would restrict which materials students can access in school libraries. One measure, filed by Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson, would require publishers to include specific age ratings for books sold to public schools. Oliverson toldABC-affiliate KTRK that he got the idea for the bill fro...
Jul 25, 2024 · In stark contrast to its corporate podium spots, Texas ranks in the bottom 10 US states for educational attainment, has the highest proportion of people with no health insurance and among the...
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After years of fed-bashing, Texas is being forced to publicly put the whole of its weight onto the broad shoulders of big government—lest the Miracle slip away.
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Oct 18, 2018 · The continuation of what people are calling the Texas miracle – continued growth in population and jobs – increasingly is dependent on the education system
