Cinco Ranch High School - College Enrollment & First Year Performance
A significantly higher percentage of 2010 Cinco Ranch High School graduates enrolled in the fall after their high school graduation in four-year universities in Texas than attended the state’s two-year colleges, according to data released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The same report notes that the percentage of CRHS students who could not be found or tracked as having...
Mayde Creek High School - College Enrollment & First Year Performance Indicators
More 2010 Mayde Creek High School graduates enrolled in the fall after their high school graduation in two-year community colleges in Texas than attended the state’s four-year universities, according to data released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The same report notes that the percentage of MCHS students who could not be found or tracked as having enrolled in a Texas college...
Katy High School - College Enrollment & First Year Performance Indicators
More 2010 Katy High School graduates enrolled in the fall after their high school graduation in two-year community colleges in Texas than attended the state’s four-year universities in a virtual flip-flop of the statistics from the 2001-02 academic year, according to data released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Further, in a separate but most current report available on...
Taylor High School - College Enrollment & First Year Peformance Indicators
A significantly higher percentage of 2010 Taylor High School graduates enrolled in the fall after their high school graduation in four-year universities in Texas than attended the state’s two-year colleges, according to data released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The same report notes that the percentage of THS students who could not be found or tracked as having enrolled...
Seven Lakes High School - College Enrollment & First Year Performance Indicators
A significantly higher percentage of 2010 Seven Lakes High School graduates enrolled in the fall after their high school graduation in four-year universities in Texas than attended the state’s two-year colleges, according to data released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The same report notes that the percentage of SLHS students who could not be found or tracked as having...
Where’s A Good Place To Start In Evaluating The Preparation Of High School Graduates?: The Colleges Or Universities They Attend And The Graduation Rates Of Those Institutions; Except For Actual Longitudinal Data, There’s No Perfect Answer, But Snapshots Help Provide Insight For Parents
Those wanting to understand the issues involved with the evaluation of the college readiness of a particular high school’s or district’s graduates should understand there is no single report produced by the State of Texas that gives them a definitive, across-the-board answer. It is as if the State of Texas does not want to give parents that answer. So, in typical fashion, Texas produces...
Republican Classroom Teacher Comments On Legislation Likely To Emerge From This Session Of The Texas Legislature; Also Gives Real Insight Into The Relationship Between Administrators And The Classroom
This column was submitted as a post to my column on bill that in some form is going to emerge from this session of the Texas Legislature. It is just too good a post to not make it a featured post. It was submitted by a person identified as classroom teacher XXXXX. Skip past the compliment to me (that’s not the reason this is going as a featured post) and get to the heart and soul of what...
Kurtis Gross Overcame Profound Adversity To Complete Undergraduate Degree & Become Attorney; Says He Is Dedicated To Supporting Meaningful New Levels Of Accountability To Help Taxpayers, Classroom Teachers
Kurtis Gross says his campaign for position four on the Katy I.S.D. School Board is picking up strong new support every day as the citizens of Katy learn of his dedication to issues that are important to the students, teachers, employees and taxpayers of the district. Gross is seeking the seat being vacated by incumbent Eric Duhon. “With all of the turmoil and uncertainty that confronts our local...
Huckaby Asks For And Gets Interview & Story In Response To My Previous Column; Says School Board Has Shunned & Rebuked Taxpayers & Classroom Teachers; Says He’s Willing To Tell Frailey That Public Did Not Elect Him District’s Dictator
Terry Huckaby says that during his 20-year or so career in public education he has had numerous chances to move up the ladder into administration. Yet, he has chosen not to do so. “To me the most noble position in public education is that of the classroom teacher. The superintendent may make more money but it is the classroom teacher that adds value to and changes the lives of children.” Huckaby,...
A Profile On Henry Dibrell Republished From Instant News Katy; Invitation To Terri Yanoviak To Submit Statement & Willingness To Interview Durrani & Eberlan
Henry Dibrell believes his life’s story gives him the standing if not moral duty to speak out on trends that he says are poisoning our culture and threatening America’s historical values including a strong work ethic. The public education system, he believes, is being compromised in the process in a way that jeopardizes the once rock solid institution’s role as the generator of the country’s...