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.
I'd rather be in Texas at $40,000 than NJ at $70,000. [No offense to those who call NJ home.]
BTW, I subscribe to that list. There's whole lot of truth in some of those articles.