Effective Teacher Evaluation: Houston ISD’s New Teacher Excellence System
This week the Houston ISD Board of Managers will formally consider the proposed Teacher Excellence System (TES), Superintendent Miles’ recommended teacher appraisal system for the district.
Texas Legislative Update: Special Session and House Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Select Committee
The Second Special Session Ended with No Meaningful Change to School Budgets The Texas House and Senate have reached an agreement on property taxes, ending the second special legislative session this year. If signed by the Governor and approved by voters, the deal allocates $12.6 billion to reduce school property taxes and $18 billion overall […]
Revisiting NAEP Scores in Houston
Houston scores declined, and here’s what it means What is NAEP and why do we look at their scores? NAEP stands for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. According to nces.ed.gov, NAEP is a “congressionally mandated program that is overseen and administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education and […]
