This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 2017
Page
8
Barbers Hill ISD Superintendent Greg Poole defends the A F grading framework, arguing it measures knowledge, attendance, and college readiness while highlighting BHISD's high relative performance. He notes socio economic mix affects comparisons, urges broader accountability concepts, and calls for constructive reform.
The Texas Association of School Administrators opposes A F ratings and urges a community based accountability system that looks beyond annual standardized tests to meaningful measures valuable to students, parents, and teachers. It proposes four parts centered on learning evidence, selective testing, visiting team reviews, and descriptive parent reports.
BHISD ranked highest in Region IV under a new A-F system, with Poole saying the approach is first in Texas history and may need tweaks. He urges balance, noting results hinge on multiple measures and standardized tests, while praising staff and students for strong performance amid criticism.
As of January 12, Texas school authorities reported that 222 districts have adopted resolutions opposing the A-F school rating system. The list includes Abilene, Albany, Aldine, Alief, Alvin, Amarillo, Anna, Anthony, Angleton, Argyle, Athens, Aubrey, Austin, Balmorhea, Bastrop, Big Spring, and many others, spanning urban, suburban, and rural districts statewide. The action reflects unified stance across diverse communities and districts such as Dallas-area Coppell, Frisco, Plano, and Fort Worth-area districts alongside Corpus Christi and El Paso regions, underscoring broad district-based opposition to the A-F framework.
State Rep. Mary Gonzalez filed HB 843 to replace the A-F accountability with a system classifying schools as exemplary recognized acceptable or needs improvement. Sen. Whitmire supports examining changes while Rep. Cain calls for more parental school performance transparency and school choice.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.