The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents received widespread attention when it voted in February 2024 to close its Qatar campus. Many viewed it as a decisive stand against foreign influence and national security risks. But in reality, the “closure” is far less conclusive than advertised. While the Texas A&M name and standalone branding...
Bring Home the Mississippi Miracle: A Texas Triumph in Early Literacy Texas lacks a coherent third-grade literacy standard and statewide implementation system. Restoring a mastery-based promotion gate and aligning coaching, screening, and funding can reverse stagnating reading outcomes. Key points: Texas removed its third-grade promotion requirement, weakening the connection between reading mastery and grade advancement....
So, it turns out that the little boy was right all along about the emperor’s new clothes. In an effort to restore grading standards, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is conducting an email ballot on the administration’s proposal to limit solid A grades at 20% of students per course (plus up to four additional A’s, if merited)....