Education policy analyst Brooke Terry will testify on end-of-course exams at the July 18 meeting of the State Board of Education. She will share her research findings and make recommendations on how the new exams should be implemented. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the William B. Travis Building, located at 1701 N. Congress Avenue in Austin.
Amarillo teachers make the most of high-quality instructional materials
At Eastridge Elementary School, Principal Genie Baca’s teachers have enough challenges. Their students are mostly refugees, recent immigrants from countries such as Somalia, Yemen, Vietnam and Burma, among many others. The parents are often shift workers at local meatpacking or poultry processing facilities, meaning that no one’s home to ensure the children are fed and...