School districts in Texas

mind, especially high school football in the State of Texas. Statistically, three states contribute more high school athletes to division 1A college football. California, Texas, and Florida are leaders in this category. I am most familiar with West Texas high school football, especially District IV- 5A. These are considered large Texas schools and pre season is never overrated. This district has proven to be one of the most prepared, hardest fighting, and well supported by Texas fans. To put…

Massey 6013 7 April 2016 Texas Constitution Texas was under Mexican leadership before declaring independence from them in 1836. For Texas to be entered in the United States they had to make a constitution. The president of the United States during this time was James K. Polk. Texas tried to become a part of the United States before but Mexico threatened war. When Texas was annexed Mexico did not follow through with the threat. There was a dispute of where the border of Texas was. Polk sent in…

Permissible Weaponry On September 8, 2014, it was reported that Kent Williams, the Vice Principal of Tevis Jr. High, located in Bakersfield, California, had been caught with a loaded pistol on school grounds. He was taken away in handcuffs by the Bakersfield Police. He had a concealed weapons permit and had presented it before his arrest. Since Williams had a permit with him at the time of arrest, it was considered an illegal arrest. Williams “is preparing to file a government claim against the…

credibility to Stroups theory that the test Every year since 1980 the State of Texas has implemented some form of standardized testing. The theory behind these tests is to monitor the efficacy of teachers and performance of student as well as prepare them for life after graduation. These standardized tests are used for creating marketable young adults. The first of these Standardized tests in Texas was the TABS, Texas Assessment of Basic Skills. The TABS test was utilized from 1984 to 1990.…

United States has been under attack for several years. Parents want school districts, administrators and teachers to be accountable for their children’s education; however, they do not want to finance their schools. School districts are forced to work with the income they have. This income varies from district to district and state to state. Affluent districts across the United States have larger budgets than poor districts causing great inequalities in students’ education. “Many children…

Becoming a high school educator is not an easy task, becoming one in Texas is even harder. There are many different positions and opportunities that come with this career choice. This important job takes time and money to be properly trained. In return a teacher is given a suitable salary and have a chance to make a difference in a young person’s life. The most significant job of an educator is to educate individuals with the knowledge they need in order to succeed in life. As for a high school…

Latinos In Action was founded by Jose Enriquez. LIA is a class/program set up for junior high and high schools to support Bilingual Latino students in utilizing their language skills to support their schools, districts and communities. The class provides work experience for Bilingual Hispanic high school students to serve as role models for younger Hispanic students by tutoring at local elementary schools. LIA students learn to have the self-efficacy to persist through their educational goals…

In 1997, the Texas legislature enacted a law requiring all public universities in Texas to admit all high school seniors who ranked in the top ten percent of their high school’s graduating class. The University of Texas at Austin, after finding disparities between the racial and ethnic makeup of the university's undergraduate population and the state's population, decided to modify its race-neutral admissions policy. The new policy continued to admit all in-state students who graduated in the…

only if they occur at school, within 300 feet of school property, or at a school- sponsored event. These are: 1) any conduct punishable as a felony, 2) an assault resulting in bodily injury 3) certain drug offenses; 4) certain alcohol offenses 5) inhalant offenses; 6) public lewdness and 7) indecent exposure. A school district has the authority to expel a student for certain drug, alcohol, and assaultive offenses” (Textbook). According to the Educator’s Guide to Texas School Law, students who…

introduced into the public schools of the United States.” However, some arguments for incorporating religion into public school systems are strong. Two articles titled Teaching about Religion in Elementary School: The Experience of One Texas District and Teaching Religion in Public Schools: Review of Warren A. Nord, Does God Make a Difference? by Samuel Ayers and Shelly Reid and Walter Feinberg, respectively, explore the various arguments as to why mandating religion into public school…