TAKS debate over test ease and future STAAR shift
The Texas TAKS exams faced scrutiny as districts reported higher scores and critics argued the tests were easier and teaching to the test. TEA officials defended consistency, noting the test would end after 2010 and be replaced by STAAR in 2011 12, while stressing ongoing need for standardized measures and parental involvement.
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Texas
Ector County Independent
Texas Education Agency
Houston Chronicle
Gloria Zyskowski
TEA
Zyskowski
Lawmakers and Federal Offices Contact Info Listed
A block of contact details for U S Representative Mike Conaway and U S Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. Includes addresses in Washington D C and state offices in Odessa and Midland, phone numbers and email/contact forms.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison.senate.gov
Washington Posts Top Secret America critique explored
A Washington Post investigation titled Top Secret America maps a vast security network of 1,271 government agencies and 1,931 private firms active in counterterrorism and homeland security. The piece highlights waste, duplication, and lack of accountability across agencies, with billions misspent and funds poorly tracked, urging broader scrutiny beyond national security.
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The
Washington Post
America
Dana Priest
William Arkin
United States
Post
U.S
Elena Masters
Priest
Arkin
Office of Homeland Security
Afghanistan
Iraq
Martin Gross
Government Accountability Office
Treasury Department
GAO
IRS
Wall Street Journal
Philadelphia
Senate
Milton Friedman
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Pubic Forum
Gamerican
Patrick
Charen
Washingtonpost.com
John
ANCH
Aeuuhoe Summa
Larry Neil White
Oapa
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