I took my child out of public education after the TAS became a miserable failure. It was a joke. The teachers did nothing but teach to the test and when they were not doing that..they watched movies. I am saying we should TEST THE TEACHERS first and then give standardized tests to the students. Mexican immigration has had an enormous impact on our school system here in Texas as well and liberal policies in Austin and politics on both sides have made Texas impotent in the face of it.
Bingo!