“Texas school children deserve an academically rigorous assessment, but there is little evidence the TAKS tests will be much different from the TAAS,” says Chris Patterson, TPPF Director of Education Research and author of the study. “Texas needs a world-class test, not one reflecting the low standards of the past.”
Todo el Poder: What a Sheinbaum Administration Means for Mexico and the United States
The 2024 elections unfolded as the most violent in the history of modern Mexico. In a May report, Integralia Consultores had counted 560 acts of political violence during the 2024 election cycle—87% more than the 2021 midterm election cycle. At least 30 candidates or potential candidates—mostly on the municipal level—were murdered. During the 2024 campaign,...