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 ...

I enjoy reading Jessica Shyu's blog ''On the Reservation'' online in Teacher Magazine.  She is in her second year of teaching in the Teach for America program.  She teaches special education to elementary and middle school students on a reservation in New Mexico.  Her recent post about schools offering sex and health ...