Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1310: Math and Abstraction
Posted on · Episode: 1310 Redeeming math and abstraction in our schools. Today, we ask why American math and science scores are slipping.
Posted on · Episode: 1310 Redeeming math and abstraction in our schools. Today, we ask why American math and science scores are slipping.
Posted on · But they'll have to wait a while. The portion of the $394 million Congress allocated to help pregnant women find out more quickly if they have Zika isn't expected to get to strained labs until 2017.
Posted on · In Texas, 26 percent of graduating seniors met the so-called “benchmark score” across all four subjects.
Posted on · The fine is a fraction of the total business between Texas and the New Jersey-based testing vendor.
Posted on · There’s no official state policy on opting out, but the Houston school district says students won't be disciplined for missing the exam.
Posted on · The HISD board approved the new "opt out" policy, which serves as a notice for parents about the implications and prohibits any negative consequences.
Posted on · In the past few weeks, the Houston Independent School District’s administration has announced some planned changes, including scaling back student testing next year. HISD Superintendent Terry Grier also initially proposed to end the district’s controversial performance bonus system, but he went back on that proposal earlier this week. Next week, the HISD board will review and vote […]
Posted on · The Houston Independent School District warns that students who don't take the state standardized tests could have to take summer school or even be held back. But some parents disagree with the conclusion.
Posted on · The state contracts with the company Pearson to write the exams and also deliver them, including computer-based tests.
Posted on · In public schools around the country, there's a growing backlash against high-stakes testing. Parents in Greater Houston are also joining that movement.
Posted on · National HIV Testing Day is this Friday, and the Texas Department of State Health Services is hosting an HIV/STD Conference later this summer in Austin. The city of Houston is partnering with AIDS Foundation Houston to test 15,000 Houstonians for HIV this summer. About 27,000 Houstonians are HIV positive, and thousands more are believed to be positive but unaware. We examine the […]
Posted on · The student's mother opted him out of the state's standardized test.
Posted on · Statewide test results for grades three through eight are expected next week.
Posted on · Proposal bases 20 percent of teacher's grade on student growth on tests.
Posted on · The lawsuit claims the system that uses student test scores is unreliable.