Education (Not Just UT)

[Mr. Deez]

Dems have undermined programs that build self-esteem such as scouting and church youth groups.

Yep. As usual, it's a problem they had a huge role in creating.

 

[Mr. Deez]

The self-esteem push fails largely because/when it praises for artificially low bars. eg. it is ok to praise a 4 year old for coloring inside the lines. It is bad to praise a 7 year old for the same simple outcome.

They do that, because they feel like they have to praise a kid for something and that there's no place for constructive criticism.

 

[Chop]

North Texas Voters/Taxpayers push back, voting NO on big bonds and tax increases.

Over One Billion $ Bond for Frisco ISD—Shot Down by voters.

Northwest ISD, Big Bond—Shot down by voters.

Rockwall ISD — Voters voted NO on their proposed bond.

Birdville ISD — Voters say No way Jose.

Argyle and Coppell —NO!!!

The Educrats are dumbfounded. Frisco ISD has passed every Bond since the early 2000s

No more.

 

[Chop]

Pissy little educrats in Northwest ISD now “threaten” to implement larger class sizes after the Voters turned them down for their big school Bond.

 

[bystander]

I wonder how many of those bonds included big bucks for sports facilities.

 

[Chop]

I wonder how many of those bonds included big bucks for sports facilities.

Probably most of them. Either NW or Birdville had a real fancy new tennis center in the doomed Bond package.

 

[SabreHorn]

Anyone know what the situation on the 9.99% rule is in these districts?

CyFair has battled that problem since the early 70s when they built their second HS; now they have 13-14.

 

[BrntOrngStmpeDe]

these bond packages end up being a wish list, rather than a needs list. Many of these districts have gone from asking for functional school facilities to "show pieces". And rather than ask for things incrementally as needed, they try to do the bulk bond and then sell the thing not on merits but on emotion.

 

[Chop]

There is a tipping point, and that tipping point has been crossed.

 

[EDT]

In Houston, The HISD 4.8B bond was a big NO on Tuesday.

 

[SabreHorn]

EDT,

Do you think the HISD voters rejected the $0.8 billion in improvements or the $4 billion in kickbacks?

 

[Chop]

Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says

Last year, Abbott refused to give public schools a major raise without passing a voucher program. His tone was more conciliatory after Election Day.

www.texastribune.org

 

[Chop]

A certain amount of state funded $ should be allocated annually to the education of each child. That $ then follows the child to whatever school he or she picks--public or private.

 

[EDT]

EDT,

Do you think the HISD voters rejected the $0.8 billion in improvements or the $4 billion in kickbacks?

The $4 billion in kickbacks. No Brainer Sabre

 

[Chop]

Six North Texas school bonds fail, CBS News Texas asks why

Multiple school bonds and tax increases were on ballots and in the hands of voters across North Texas Tuesday night. However, not all of them made it through the election finish line.

www.cbsnews.com

Election 2024: Houston ISD voters reject bond, delivering rebuke of state-appointed leadership

Houston ISD voters defeated the district’s $4.4 billion proposal for major upgrades to schools, in a rebuke of the district's state-appointed leadership.

houstonlanding.org

HISD concedes defeat in $4.4 billion bond proposal

The district posted a message to X, saying the bond proposal wasn't adopted by voters.

www.khou.com

 

[Chop]

Round Rock ISD voters split -- yes to technology, arts and general funds, no to big $ athletic facilities improvements:

Round Rock voters pass $932.1M in school bonds, rejecting only athletic facility upgrades

Round Rock voters approved three of four measures to upgrade and improve aging campuses in the school district.

www.statesman.com

Voters agree to fund arts, technology and general projects in Round Rock ISD; reject athletics bond

Four separate bond propositions appeared on the Nov. 5 ballot, but only three were ultimately approved by voters.

www.kut.org

 

[Chop]

San Antonio voters say NO to big new $ ISD bonds:

All four East Central ISD bond propositions defeated

The bond for East Central Independent School District has been defeated by 12 percentage points.

www.ksat.com

 

[Chop]

The tide has turned.

Educrats don't have cakewalk elections to approve massive $ bond projects anymore. Not in Texas.

Goodbye to things like Allen ISD's stupid $100 million broken stadium.

 

[Chop]

The Canon

How is the Canon-the books all high schoolers must read in Texas public schools chosen? Or is there even a required Canon anymore?

It seems that some of the books every high schooler used to read are not being assigned any more.

 

[Mr. Deez]

Round Rock ISD voters split -- yes to technology, arts and general funds, no to big $ athletic facilities improvements:

Round Rock voters pass $932.1M in school bonds, rejecting only athletic facility upgrades

Round Rock voters approved three of four measures to upgrade and improve aging campuses in the school district.

www.statesman.com

Voters agree to fund arts, technology and general projects in Round Rock ISD; reject athletics bond

Four separate bond propositions appeared on the Nov. 5 ballot, but only three were ultimately approved by voters.

www.kut.org

I guess that's progress, but what I'd really like people to do is think about the math. That's over $3,300 plus interest for every man, woman, and child in the district. Is that really worth it just to make some contractors extremely rich making minor improvements?

 

[SabreHorn]

I guess that's progress, but what I'd really like people to do is think about the math. That's over $3,300 plus interest for every man, woman, and child in the district. Is that really worth it just to make some contractors extremely rich making minor improvements?

Deez,

What is wrong with you? Those poor "public servants" may not be able to make it without that kickback $$$ you're taking away from them.

 

[Chop]

1500 bills filed. Many deal with education funding and school choice.

UNT says incoming Freshmen are not prepared for basic math courses.

 

[Chop]

 

[Chop]

Texas lawmakers file a slew of new bills proposing education funding changes, school choice

Every week, Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Chop]

Texas may finally pass school choice in 2025

A school-voucher-like program could pass in Texas after the 2024 election.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Chop]

Texas SBOE to hear final comments on controversial Bible-filled curriculum

Tomorrow the Texas State Board of Education will hear public testimony for the last time on a controversial state-developed curriculum which would have teachers

cbsaustin.com

 

[Chop]

EPISD is shrinking.

El Paso ISD to close 8 elementary schools amid enrollment declines

Following an emotional meeting Tuesday, a sharply divided El Paso ISD school board voted to close eight elementary schools over the next two years in response to declining enrollment and falling birth rates.

elpasomatters.org

 

[Chop]

Pre-Schoolers are getting expelled at alarming rates...


The department points to "challenging behavior."

"Oftentimes, we call it emotional dysregulation," Rhodes says.

New study reveals alarming expulsion rates among preschoolers across the US

A new study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicates a large number of those children are getting expelled from schools across the countr

weartv.com

 

[Chop]

Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons

The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade.

apnews.com

 

[Chop]

McKinney honors 12-year-old who saved sibling's life hours after learning how in a class

Auri and her sister Suri were preparing to walk their dogs when the 8-year-old started choking.

www.cbsnews.com

The 8-year-old had a piece of candy stuck in her throat, unable to breathe.

Auri applied the Heimlich maneuver on Suri and possibly saved her sister's life.

It's a skill she had learned only hours earlier in a babysitting training class sponsored by the McKinney Fire Department with help from Baylor Scott & White nurses.

(If the timing seems too good to be coincidental, it may not be just coincidental. The materialists only see part of the picture.)

Great job to the kid who paid attention in class and saved her sister from choking.