“When it comes to the number of students who graduate from its public high schools, Texas is not accustomed to being called a success. The last time the Texas Supreme Court ruled on the state’s school finance system, in 2005, it warned of a “severe dropout problem,” calling the lagging graduation rates of blacks and [...]

“Certiport (http://www.certiport.com), the official test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, today presented the Teacher of the Year award to Chuck Silvertooth, Career and Technical Education Coordinator at Jacksonville High School. Silvertooth was honored for his work in helping hundreds of students earn certification over the past five years at Jacksonville [...]