http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:04 -0700 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:04:51 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Acclaimed-dancer-author-to-address-Houston-students?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Acclaimed dancer and author Li Cunxin will speak to students at The International School, a charter school located within Houston ISD’s Sharpstown High School, at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Li, a Chinese native who became an international... houston ISD Sharpstown dancer Li Cunxin author motivation Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:04:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Acclaimed-dancer-author-to-address-Houston-students?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d3-PreK-student-scores-big-in-poster-contest?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner A pre-Kindergarten student at Houston ISD’s Wainwright Elementary has been named a big winner in the annual Houston Fire Department Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Jose Rivera’s poster entry took Second Place overall for students fro... education houston ISD award elementary Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:51:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d3-PreK-student-scores-big-in-poster-contest?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Enemies-of-Education-and-those-who-love-us?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner In the event you haven’t been warned about me yet, I’ll be up-front about it: I’m an Enemy of Education. Ominous term, ain’t it? Coming from the education bureaucracy and its sycophants in the mainstream media, ho... texas politics education outcomes standards indoctrination education scandals Washington media national curriculum curriculum history debate Model Schools education reform reform enemy of education Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:41:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Enemies-of-Education-and-those-who-love-us?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d2-21st-Century-Standards--code-for-touchyfeely-mush?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner The goal of '21st Century Standards'What, exactly, is a “21st Century World-Class Education Standard?”I know, I know: it sounds awesome. Every kid should have one. But what the heck is it?In a nutshell, what it means is that a kid has le... texas education outcomes standards online learning indoctrination education scandals parenting School to Work national curriculum history technology 21st century Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:35:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d2-21st-Century-Standards--code-for-touchyfeely-mush?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-CyFair?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner  The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District will hold a Board Candidate Forum on Monday, Oct. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Board Room of the Instructional Support Center (10300 Jones Road).Candidates for the Nov. 3 Board of Trustees Electio... education cypress-fairbanks debate board candidates forum Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-CyFair?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-NSTA-honors-two-CyFair-science-teachers?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner LeBlanc and CoombsTwo Cypress-Fairbanks ISD science teachers have been selected as fellows in the 2009 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) New Science Teacher Academy.Jennifer LeBlanc, middle school teacher at the Alternative Learning Cente... education cypress-fairbanks science awards Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:37:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-NSTA-honors-two-CyFair-science-teachers?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Holbrook-earns-Model-Schools-award?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Cypress-Fairbanks’ Holbrook Elementary School received the Distinguished School Award at the 17th Annual Model Schools Conference in Atlanta, Ga., this summer. Cy Fair ISD Board member Bob Covey commended Holbrook for this honor during the rece... education cypress-fairbanks award elementary illegal alien Spanish Model Schools Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:19:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Holbrook-earns-Model-Schools-award?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-TBEC-honors-three-CyFair-schools?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Cypress-Fairbanks’ Hamilton, Moore and Sampson elementary schools have been named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) 2009 Honor Roll. The list represents less than 4 percent of all public schools in Texas and includes 13 high ... education cypress-fairbanks outcomes TBEC elementary Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:07:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-TBEC-honors-three-CyFair-schools?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-CyFair-middle-school-Tech-Club-wins-state-award?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Cypress-Fairbanks’ Campbell Middle School Tech Club won first place at the Texas Technology Student Association (TTSA) Conference and Contest, held in May at the HOT Fair Complex in Waco.The Campbell students won the State High Point School aw... education cypress-fairbanks technology awards Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:58:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d25-CyFair-middle-school-Tech-Club-wins-state-award?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Texas-students-lose-on-politicization-of-history?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner  History, it is said, is written by the victor.The only problem Texas has is it ain’t got a clear-cut one of those – although it does appear to have a clear-cut loser: Texas students.The recent battle over revisions to the state&rsqu... texas politics education outcomes conservatives bureaucracy indoctrination education scandals liberal errors Republicans Democrats parenting curriculum history debate Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:41:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Texas-students-lose-on-politicization-of-history?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Cant-happen-huh-Say-hello-to-FedEd?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner It has actually taken far longer than expected, but it’s finally here. In a week Texas schoolchildren and parents won one small victory (on history standards), the end of the war is now on the horizon.Say hello to FedEd.The U.S. House of Repres... texas politics education outcomes standards online learning indoctrination education scandals obama textbooks Democrats Washington School to Work national curriculum curriculum Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:12:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Cant-happen-huh-Say-hello-to-FedEd?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-How-did-we-survive-without-protection?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner However did we survive?It's amazing to see all the rules and regulations, laws, safety features and all the other gewgaws we have implemented to "protect the children." Oddly enough, those of us who were born in the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s... education parenting safety protection Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:30:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-How-did-we-survive-without-protection?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d14-TexansJets-that-was-ugly-wasnt-it?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Texans TE Oown Daniels reflects his team's frustration (houstontexans.com/Bill Baptist)Well now, that was ugly, wasn’t it?The Houston Texans started Sunday ready to be elevated to the next level in the NFL, prepared to join the elite. Before s... Texans NFL postgame loss embarass Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:31:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d14-TexansJets-that-was-ugly-wasnt-it?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Fourth-Estate-has-chosen-its-side-in-this-Civil-War?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner The 9-12 rally (top) and the 1963 March on Washington. The news media ignores the 2009 event, and lionizes the 1963 rally.There can no longer be any doubt that the New York Times, Associated Press and the major television networks are highly partisa... texas politics conservatives health indoctrination democracy secede rally obama liberal elitist "Texas Nationalist Movement" Republicans Democrats Texas Nationalist 9-11 war 9-12 Washington protest media Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:23:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Fourth-Estate-has-chosen-its-side-in-this-Civil-War?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d12-911-Truthers-were-at-war-you-need-to-pick-a-side?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner US Embassy Bombing in Kenya, 1988I have a number of friends and acquaintances who are among those who believe that the terrorist attacks on 9-11 were part of some planned plot by the U.S. government to involve us in a global war against Islamic fund... 9-11 war terrorism truthers civilization Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:19:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d12-911-Truthers-were-at-war-you-need-to-pick-a-side?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Five-key-matchups-Jets-vs-Texans?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Texans WR Kevin Walter (Houston Texans/Bill Baptist)While the oddsmakers make the Houston Texans a 4-5 point favorite heading into Sunday’s season opener against the New York Jets, whether or not the Texans come away with a win will depend in ... Texans NFL Jets sports matchups Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:28:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Five-key-matchups-Jets-vs-Texans?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Jets-Ryan-running-high-on-optimism?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Rex RyanHe’s a rookie head coach, starting a rookie quarterback in the season opener against a team some are figuring to be among the best in the conference this season, but give Rex Ryan credit for optimism.Asked during Wednesday’s conf... Texans NFL Jets opener offense defense Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:21:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Jets-Ryan-running-high-on-optimism?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d10-We-cant-fix-Washington-at-the-ballot-box?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner  You know, until a few months ago I still held out the faint hope that the 2008 elections were merely the result of the political pendulum swinging too far one way when a lot of Americans got fooled, and that in 2010 we could fix the problem. I ... texas politics secede Republicans Democrats Texas Nationalist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:38:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d10-We-cant-fix-Washington-at-the-ballot-box?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Healthcare-plan-pays-off-for-Texans-Robinson-Cushing-may-start?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle... Texans NFL football Jets Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:32:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Healthcare-plan-pays-off-for-Texans-Robinson-Cushing-may-start?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d8-An-Education-Primer-for-Parents-Part-II-Whats-in-those-textbooks-anyway?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner  The controversy over President Barack Obama’s planned speech to school children scheduled today points out the biggest shortcoming of our public education system.Lost in all the name-calling and political grandstanding over the issue is t... texas politics education community outcomes bureaucracy indoctrination funding education scandals liberal textbooks errors Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:19:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12685-Houston-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d8-An-Education-Primer-for-Parents-Part-II-Whats-in-those-textbooks-anyway?cid=exrss-Houston-Education-Examiner