[Clara Lou]

TX has been especially clever about misleading parents and taxpayers about test scores.
Strong statement. Please back up your statement with a link to evidence of this from a reliable source. Also, do you live in Texas?

[ladylib]

No, but I check out educationnews.org once in awhile.

Here are some articles on the "Texas Miracle."

http://www.educationnews.org/George-Scott-Senior-Editorial-Writer.htm

There's also an article today on teachers' salaries. You are working in the wrong state. NJ pays a kindergarten teacher $70,000 per year. I wonder if she's worth it.