Below are Press Releases and Clips for TIER
Our very own Policy Advisory Board Member, Erik. A, Hanushek, is quoted in The New York Times:
“Everybody believes that teacher quality is very, very important,” says Eric A. Hanushek, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford and longtime researcher of education policy. “What this paper and other work has shown is that it’s probably more important than people think. That the variations or differences between really good and really bad teachers have lifelong impacts on children.”
To read more go to : The New York Times – Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain By Annie Lowrey
The Texas Tribune – House Bill on Student Testing Reopens a Familiar Debate.
Past Clips:
Andrew Erben Elected TIER President
Tyler Morning Telegraph - Andrew Erben explains the institutes proposal to better prepare students for the workplace.
News Radio 1200 WOAI – Business Group Proposes Major Education Overhall
Dallas Morning News - Coalition pushes for more emphasis on career and college readiness in public schools, including tougher performance standards for schools.
El Paso Times – Coalition to lobby State Legislature on bolstering education standards.
KMID/ ABC/ Channel 2 – Education Coalition in Permian Basin
My SA Express News - Educators must look beyond backpacks
Fox News 34/ Lubbock – Education Initiatives Uniting Members
Marshall News Messenger – Advocates seek school changes
KCRS / AM 550/ Midland Odessa – New coalition calls for higher school standards
Midland Reporter Telegram - Coalition: Revamp state accountability system, set college readiness standard
News-Journal.com – Business advocates seek changes in public schools
Dallas Morning News - House committee comes under fire for voting to ease new student tests.
Lone Star Report - Education reform and business lobbies: Don’t delay end-of-course exams.
Quorum Report - Dismay over rollback of education accountability standards.
Associated Press - Education and business leaders urged the Texas Legislature to move forward with new accountability standards.
