El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
As the class of 2019 sets out into the new world, I thought I would share some words of advice that come not from me but rather from Scott Wakefield, an Assistant Professor, and Chair of …
May, 2019
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20 May
Analysis: Welcome to Hell Week for the Texas Legislature
Here at the beginning of a week in which most bills in the Texas Legislature will die, the big priorities set out at the beginning, in January, are still alive: school finance, property tax reform, …
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14 May
Op-Ed: Teacher Appreciation Week Needs to Go Beyond BOGO
Another May, another teacher appreciation day, week, or month, depending on who you ask. With the celebration came a slew of companies that were quick to jump on the “We Support Our Teachers” bandwagon. Typically, …
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13 May
Op-Ed: The high stakes of being a third grader
Dear School District A: Your third-grade students performed well on the STAAR test. Here’s more money. Dear School District B: Your third-grade students struggled on STAAR. You get nothing. -*- That’s outcomes-based funding in …
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7 May
Op-Ed: Ian Jukes gets InfoWhelmed, Proving Anyone can Fall for and Share Misinformation
Ian Jukes is a smart guy. He is one of the old guard of ed tech with a substantial resumé backed by decades of working with teachers and educational leaders. He has written several books on …
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7 May
Op-Ed: Hurd on the Hill – Standing with Israel Against Terrorism
Sirens blaring loudly in the distance. Bright streaks of light in the sky. Deadly explosions seconds later. This is not a scene from a war movie. These are the sights and sounds in Israel today …
April, 2019
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30 April
Op-Ed: Charter School Funding – It is a Scam
It is not difficult to log onto any local political blog and read commenters complaining about how “their” tax dollars are being misspent. Typically, the complaints are accompanied by claims of corruption, mismanagement, evil doing …
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29 April
Analysis: The Texas House is handcuffing property tax relief to education reforms
Texas isn’t going to get any action on property taxes without reforms to school finance, if the latest House maneuver is the barometer. The House Ways and Means Committee approved its version of a Senate …
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23 April
Op-Ed: Traditional Textbooks Make No Difference in Your Child’s Learning. Let’s Change the Model.
There is a dirty little secret that textbook publishers don’t want the people in education to know. That little secret? Textbooks have little to no impact on student achievement. You read that right: Little to …
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23 April
Op-Ed: El Paso’s very own “Room of Requirement”
Over the last year I have been taking my students to the Borderland Rainbow Center and begun volunteering and sending consumers to get services from the BRC. I have learned to call the little house …
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22 April
Op-Ed: Hurd on the Hill: Fighting for our Parks
There’s no better time to go outside than Springtime. Here in the 23rd District of Texas, there’s also no better time to find your park, and you have eight incredible options to choose from across …
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20 April
Op-Ed: Purified water safeguards public’s health
When you brush your teeth each morning, do you ever pause to think about how that fresh water arrives at your tap? Beyond the water tanks, pumps and pipelines that deliver water to your home, …
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16 April
Op-Ed: We are teaching kids for jobs that don’t even exist yet – A 2019 Update
“We are teaching kids for jobs that don’t even exist yet.” Most teachers have heard that phrase, or some variation of it, during a professional development somewhere along in their career journey. It became popular …
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10 April
Cornyn Urges Acting DHS Secretary to Prioritize Efficiency of Trade, Travel at Texas Ports of Entry
WASHINGTON— On Wednesday U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan urging him to prioritize efficiency at Texas’ ports of entry as he develops a strategy to …
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9 April
Op-Ed: Hey kids: Let’s learn a useless skill!
Here is a little game you can play with your coworkers: try to find a document at your work that is written in cursive from beginning to end. Go ahead I will wait. How many …
