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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)
Stories on Education
The Manual 2.0 »
A cowgirl and the experts at WWS Stables teach Andrea Valdez how to barrel race.
[December 2009]
Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común. »
The future of Texas depends on how well we are able to educate kids who can’t speak English. Has an elementary school in El Paso figured out the best way to do it?
by Nate Blakeslee [September 2009]
Lowe and Behold »
An open letter to the lucky new chair of the most dysfunctional agency in Texas, the State Board of Education.
by Paul Burka [September 2009]
A Springtime Feast in Chef David Bull's Backyard »
Grilled Salmon With Brown Butter Cauliflower Purée and Spring Onions
by [September 2009]
Under Cover »
Editor Jake Silverstein introduces the September 2009 issue.
[September 2009]
Exchange Rate »
One Lebanese student’s experience in Austin, Texas.
by Sarah M. Rafique [September 2009]
Behind the Lines: Podcast »
Paul Burka reads “Hullabaloo.”
by [August 2009]
Unhealthy Living »
Texas school districts will no longer be required to offer health classes—and that’s just sick.
by Pamela Colloff [July 2009]
Create University-High School Partnerships »
by Elsa Murano [May 2009]
What’s the Big Idea? »
How to make the Lone Star State even better.
[May 2009]
Making the Grade »
Should Texas pay students to learn?
by Jena A. Williams [April 2009]
Kindergarten Cop-Out »
The full-time pre-K bill seems like a slam dunk. The price tag: $300 million.
by Katy Vine [April 2009]
Let’s Talk About Sex »
Ninety-four percent of Texas high school students receive abstinence-only education. More than half of these teens are losing their virginity. So what do the majority of Texans really want their kids to know about sex?
by Katy Vine [March 2009]
Slow to Evolve »
The reason so many Texans testified in favor of strong language supporting evolution in the TEKS is because they’re having to play defense and they’re losing.
by Katy Vine [December 2008]
Out of Sight »
For the 140 full-time, residential students lucky enough to be enrolled there, the Texas School for the Blind is “heaven,” “home,” and “the first place I had friends.”
by Pamela Colloff [August 2008]
Hector Montenegro »
56, superintendent, Arlington
[February 2008]
That Championship Season »
Long before the BCS, long before anyone thought to publish insider newsletters for boosters, the Aggies were the best college football team in the nation—for the first and only time. The long-gone glory days remembered.
by Stacy Hollister [December 2007]
Wendy Warren »
High school teacher.
As told to Katy Vine [September 2007]
School for Scandal »
Texas Southern University’s missed opportunity.
by Paul Burka [August 2007]
Left Behind »
The Texas Education Agency flunks out.
by Paul Burka [August 2007]
Sounds Like Teen Spirit »
Each year, some 55,000 talented high school musicians try out for 1,500 chairs at the Super Bowl of band geekery: the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention in San Antonio. Once upon a time, I made the cut.
by Cecilia Ballí [June 2007]
The Best Public Schools »
A ranking of 574 elementary, middle, and high schools that really make the grade.
[December 2006]
Agent of Change »
In four years as president of Texas A&M University, former CIA director Robert M. Gates—who knows a thing or two about leading a strong, hidebound, misunderstood culture—has left few areas of campus life untouched. But putting sushi in the dining halls is nothing compared with overhauling the Aggie brand.
by Paul Burka [November 2006]
Acting Up »
At the Giddings State School, violent teenagers come to terms with their horrific crimes—and learn how to avoid committing them again—through role-playing exercises in a jailhouse version of group therapy. This is what your tax dollars are paying for? Well, it works. For a while, at least.
by Katy Vine [November 2006]
Why Juan Can’t Read »
In 2006 Texas schools still can’t teach English to Spanish-speaking students. Here’s what we should do about that—now.
by Patricia Kilday Hart [October 2006]
Pay as You Grow »
Does incentive pay for teachers make the grade?
by Brian D. Sweany [August 2006]
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Him »
And why wouldn’t they be? As the head coach of the UT football team, Mack Brown is responsible for the way millions of Texans feel every day.
by Michael Hall [September 2005]
The Equity Myth »
What happened—and didn’t—when we “fixed” school finance the last time.
by Jan Jarboe Russell [September 2005]
Fields of Dreams »
Where high school football memories are made.
Portfolio by Jeff Wilson [September 2005]
(Much) Higher Education »
Who thinks tuition deregulation stinks? Middle-class kids—and me.
by Patricia Kilday Hart [February 2005]
Write Wing »
A read on textbooks.
by Christopher Keyes [January 2005]
I Hate School! »
Of course I want to help my son get a decent education.
But the demands placed on parents these days are
almost too much to bear—which is why I'm in
danger of flunking my life.
by [October 2004]
One School Left Behind »
Austin's Garza High is a rescuer of lost souls. Too bad
President Bush's education-reform law considers it a
failure.
by Gary Cartwright [July 2004]
New School »
Garza High School principal Vicki Baldwin talks about the
daily assault on public education, President George W.
Bush's No Child Left Behind policy, and what a non-
traditional school like Garza has to offer kids.
Illustration by Lori Fradkin [July 2004]
Viva la Diferencia »
A Harvard know-it-all predicts that the emerging Hispanic majority will be a drag on America. Tell it to your friends in Cambridge, bub.
by Jan Jarboe Russell [June 2004]
Corps Values »
What place does tradition have at Texas A&M these days? One by one, the old ways are disappearing from the venerable campus, and many Aggies are up in arms. But embracing change may be the only way to save the school they love.
by Paul Burka [May 2004]
Yang Style »
Photographer Peter Yang on getting Aggies to pose for their portrait and what makes a good picture.
Interview by Lori Fradkin [May 2004]
Gig 'em »
Senior executive editor Paul Burka, who wrote this month's cover story, "Corps Values," talks about diversity at A&M, the future of the Corps of Cadets, and Aggie traditions.
Interview by Lori Fradkin [May 2004]
Aggie Land »
Senior editor Pamela Colloff talks about the typical A&M student, chivalry, and Aggie spirit.
by [January 2004]
Greatness Visible »
The dream of a first-rate university rising out of the prairie north of the Colorado River is almost as old as Texas itself. Which prompts the question, When will UT finally live up to its potential?
by Paul Burka [October 2003]
God and Man at Baylor »
Can one man change the world's largest Baptist university? He can if he's controversial preacher-president Robert Sloan, Jr. And, just maybe, one man can destroy it too.
by Michael Hall [October 2003]
Austin or Bust »
I was looking for a change when I decided to move to Austin and attend the University of Texas. Until I got there, I had no idea how big the change would be.
by Christan M. Thomas [October 2003]
Horns Aplenty »
Senior executive editor Paul Burka talks about this month's cover story, "Greatness Visible."
Interview with Paul Burka [October 2003]
Forty Acres and a Notebook »
It took a while, but I finally found my niche at the University of Texas at Austin.
by Casey Wilson [October 2003]
Map Quest »
The battle lines over redistricting.
by Paul Burka [July 2003]
A Q&A with Juliet Garcia »
Juliet Garcia, president of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, talks with us about her life and roots in South Texas.
Interview with Irene Kosela [February 2003]
How Good Is Your Kid's High School? »
Find out in our updated, expanded, and still exclusive ranking of nearly every public high school in Texas.
by S. C. Gwynne [November 2002]
Do The Math »
One of the most significant factors contributing to a school's rating this year was the performance of its students in algebra. Many schools with respectable scores on the TAAS reading, writing, and math tests fared poorly in our rankings because of their passing rates on state algebra tests. With this in mind, we thought we would provide a sampling of five-star schools in low-income districts whose students did well on the algebra test and received five stars, and one-star schools in high-income districts whose students did poorly.
[November 2002]
Our Best High Schools »
The top performers in Texas.
[November 2002]
Teacher, Teacher »
In the new book, Top Texas Teachers, author Dorothy McConachie gives 35 educators top honors.
Interview by Nora Varty [November 2002]
