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[cesara]

That's why I said individual schools have individual success rates, but they are still somewhat dictated by the district as a whole and that it was a factor to consider. Teachers have little room to veer from the path of the curriculum set nationwide. They have time crunches to get it all in before each state's standardized testing.

My whole point was that there are many variables in selecting a school - the district being ONE of them. The area being one of them, and so on. And public charters are a whole other ball of wax, and are not under the same umbrella as regular public schools.

Your point does become a bit more applicable in an urban setting. AISD has 126ish schools, and RR has only 60. The averages get more and more muddied in a larger, more urban setting.

Back on topic, my original question was answered and I didn't come here to debate curriculum or how schools operate, so I will bow out of this now before it becomes a monster of its own. Thanks for all the input guys

[mark311]

Originally Posted by cesara

Teachers have little room to veer from the path of the curriculum set nationwide.

This is Texas, so nationwide curriculum is not applicable. It really is setup different here in Texas. Perry refused $700 million Federal dollars recently so TX doesn't have to follow any national curriculum guidelines.

[cesara]

I worded that incorrectly. There isn't a nationwide curriculum, although Core Standards is gaining momentum but Texas has not accepted (yet?). Its intent is to bring the U.S back up to a standard that can compete with other countries over the next 10 or so years. As is now, the U.S. ranks astounding low for a developed nation. I know that's a shock :P

I meant to say that teachers nationwide have little room to veer from the path of the curriculum they follow. My apologies.