Texas has had its share of headaches when it comes to testing.  Does anyone else remember the TECAT?  That was a test that every Texas teacher had to take to keep on trucking.  It was an absurd, expensive ordeal where teachers were treated like cattle because lawmakers weren't sure that they were educated enough ...

Some Texas schools used creative excuses when they appealed their ratings to the Texas Education Agency.  An article by Joshua Benton on dallasnews.com included a few of the unusual, along with the sensible, reasons given by schools to persuade the TEA to move their ratings up a notch.  Schools blamed their ...