Texas Budget for New Exams

http://www.statesman.com/

By Kate Alexander-Texas budget might test if students need materials to study for new exams

            They expect the students to take there final exams when they don’t have the updated classroom materials, and this exams count toward there graduation. How is this fair to the students?

            In May, the State Board of Education delayed new science textbooks cause of a $347 million price tag.  Next year’s ninth-graders will be the first to experience the end-of-course exams in English, math, science, and social studies. And these courses aren’t getting easier new standards contain a lot more content, and are more intense.  I think this article should be read, because they should consecrate more on teaching then testing and explains why Texas education is weak.