Junction
Junction, TX · Education
scalawagmagazine.org
A History of No Child Left Behind and the HISD Takeover
In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education published a report on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) during the implementation of TAAS, Texas' standardized testing program. Lindy McNeil and Angela Valenzuela, lead researchers, argued that rigorous standardized testing disciplines children into repetitive, isolated performances of knowledge. Basically, rather than learning developmentally appropriate skills, like reading, thinking, and writing, TAAS siphoned classroom resources towards preparing kids for multiple-choice test formats, short text reading, and short essays, skills that are not transferable or usable outside of the test.
presspass.news
High School Volleyball Texas Panhandle South Plains Scoreboard and Standings
The San Jacinto Christian Academy Lady Patriots were able to outlast Amarillo Accelerate in a thrilling five-set win during a TAPPS District 1-1A first-place seeding game Tuesday at Ascension Academy. The Lady Patriots were able to get by Accelerate with scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-27, 15-11. SJCA will now draw a first round bye in the TAPPS Class 1A playoffs as the No. 1-seed. Accelerate (14-15) is the No. 2-seed and Holy Cross Catholic Academy will be the No. 3-seed from the league.
CBS19
UIL approves shot clock, girls flag football among major changes