Monthly Archives: April 2013

According to Teacher Retirement System (TRS) there were 1,003,655 active public school or higher education employees and 331,747 TRS Retirees that receive benefits. With a 2012 statewide population, the means that 5.06% of all the people in the “Great State … Continue reading →

Melissa has accurately described the contradiction that testing has become in the State of Texas. STAAR writing test a big step backward.

After publishing “I Almost Got a Raise This Year” it received lots attention. It got me to thinking “what would a direct compairison between salary raises and insurance rate changes look like”. So I put the numbers in to a … Continue reading →

Beginning September 1, 2002 employees in school districts with fewer than 500 employees were eligible to participate in the new state wide health insurance program. The program would be operated through Teacher Retirement System (TRS). The state established a monthly … Continue reading →

In most industries across the United States when a person has completed 30 years of service then they are entitle to “FULL” retirement benefits. Not a educator in the State of Texas if current proposals pass. Currently there are bills … Continue reading →

As a principal, this is about how most days go. If a big incident occurs, then you just lost half your day so you can conduct an investigation.