Literacy training

November 22, 2017

We read the other day that EPISD took some money out of its rainy day fund to pay for teacher training relative to literacy.

Has someone invented a new method of teaching reading and writing?

Shouldn’t we expect that college trained teachers have learned how to teach these subjects?

Why did the school board elect to do this?

We deserve better

Brutus

 


Teacher union membership

November 18, 2017

Does anyone have the membership numbers for the local chapters of the teacher’s unions?

Brutus


Putting the squeeze on local governments

November 16, 2017

It seems that congress is considering eliminating the personal income tax deductions for state and local taxes.

That would cause citizen involvement to lower local taxes.

Maybe that is a good idea.

We deserve better

Brutus


EPISD–community service

November 14, 2017

Back in 2014 whichever group was in charge of EPISD established community service requirements for high school graduation.

At the Wednesday, November 1, 2017 board of trustees meeting the following was considered:

We deserve better

Brutus

 


They could learn it in kindergarten

November 8, 2017

This little snippet is part of the EPISD kindergarten report card:

Could we get our elected officials to attend that class?

We deserve better

Brutus