State testing debate on Texas school grades and readiness points
The Texas Education Agency released 2018-19 grades with Goose Creek CISD earning a B. Critics argue STAAR based metrics misstate learning, noting only about 45 percent of Goose Creek students meet grade level in core subjects. Readiness points for military, AP, and dual credit inflate scores despite low college readiness. Many districts still show failing outcomes despite passing grades.
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Baytown Sun Survey Sparks Critique of State Rating System
Baytown Sun reports readers question the state school rating system with claims of inflated district grades and questionable enlistment tactics tied to information sessions. Education Professor Steve Showalter of Lee College in Baytown weighs in on TEA practices, arguing the ratings may not reflect learning or college readiness.
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God and guns letter questions Second Amendment interpretation
A reader argues that no single true interpretation exists for the Second Amendment. We have drawn lines on what weapons are legal and illegal, not the founders. The Constitution can be amended and debate should continue, recognizing consensus and flawed humanity shape law.
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Trump touts Dorian size and claims on category five storms
AP FACT CHECK finds President Trump repeatedly overstated hurricane Dorian’s size and claimed unfamiliarity with category 5 storms. He has previously said he did not know the term category 5, noting four such storms in three years including Irma, Maria, Michael, and Dorian.
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Remembering The Great Low Mood Of Rural Texas
Elizabeth Gill recalls the 1930s and 1940s on a Texas farm, when money was scarce, power arrived with REA in 1941, and wartime shortages shaped daily life. She describes hobo visits, feeding strangers, milking for town, rationing, WPA work, and postwar shifts as V E day and V J day arrived, ending a hard era.
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Notable anniversaries mark pivotal U S events across centuries
On this date historical milestones include the 1774 first Continental Congress in Philadelphia, the 1864 Louisiana constitution abolishing slavery, the 1882 nation’s first Labor Day parade in New York, the 1961 federal crime for aircraft hijackings, and the 1984 space shuttle Discovery milestone.
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Inaugural Flight Ends Era at Edwards Air Force Base
A summary of historical events notes that the era ended with its inaugural flight landing at Edwards Air Force Base. The timeline includes 1997 Mother Teresa's death in Calcutta at 87, and 2017 Trump DACA phaseout with six months for Congress to act. Also references a 2019 Times anonymous op-ed and Trump’s call to reveal the author. Thought for Today quotes Jack Kerouac on moderation and indifference.
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