Friends Suggested Reading List on Education Issues


What's New
	Texas public schools take additional steps to protect the integrity of the TAKS
	Dropout factories aren't found in schools
	$4.2 Million in Grants for T-STEM Academies and Early College High Schools
	Poised for Greatness
	Texas students outperform national average on NAEP math
	Texas schools are meeting NCLB requirements!
	Texas SAT scores rise in reading and math
	Friends Challenges Misleading Coverage
	Helping who live better, where?
	First LEED Certified School in Texas Announced
	Tom Frost named 2007 Friend of the Year
	TAKS passing rates hit record highs
	Scores Up Since 'No Child' Was Signed
	Best of Texas Awards
	5th Grade Math TAKS Scores Improve
	5th graders passing TAKS jumps 2%
	Can cash buy good schools?
	Thinking About Education
	Raise Your Hand
	Finally, a school of thought I can back
	Moses Joins Board
	FOTPS speaks to Katy ISD Teachers of the Year

Friends Suggested Reading List
	I Remember My Teacher by David Shribman

	The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer “Teacher-bashing has become a popular sport. Panic-stricken by the demands of our day, we need scapegoats for the problems we cannot solve and the sins we cannot bear. Teachers make an easy target, for they are such a common species and so powerless to strike back...”

	Teachers Have It Easy: The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America’s Teachers Authors: Danie Moulthrop, Nineve Clements Calegari, Dave Eggers

	Why Is Corporate America Bashing Our Public Schools? Authors: Kathy Emery and Susan Ohanian