Texans paid nearly $105 billion last year to support public schools. They expect that money to go towards providing students with a quality education, not to merely employ adults or line the pockets of outside consultants and contractors. If Texas wants a school system that is focused on effective education and not the appearance of...
Going Medieval on Education Technology Key points: Texas schools have acquired millions of one-to-one devices for use as educational technology. These devices are used for instruction, practice, assessment, and independent study. Significant evidence suggests that using screens reduces students’ reading ability, and the evidence for other subjects is mixed. Exposure to screens also risks harm...
Cover photo: FBI photo of Bill Ayers during his time as a leader of the Weather Underground. Ayers, who participated in bombings targeting government buildings, later became a prominent education professor and Vice President of Curriculum Studies for the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Education Schools: Low Standards, High Indoctrination, Zero Results Modern education schools...