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TAKS: How Do McLennan County Public High Schools Measure Up?

On February 10, 2011, In Education, Family, Kathleen McKinney, By Kathleen McKinney

What is the best way to measure a child’s learning? While that question may never have a definitive answer, parents, educators and administrators continue to debate the methods of evaluating education.

Notes from a New Mother

On September 13, 2010, In Anna Mitchael, Family, Humor, By Anna Mitchael

Author Anna Mitchael wrote her first “Notes from a New Mother” column for our September issue entitled “Wal-Creature.”

Get it Together — 21 Rules for Caregivers

On May 28, 2010, In Education, Family, Megan Willome, By Megan Willome

Here are 21 rules for caregivers, at whatever level of care you give. I chose the word “rules” because the people I interviewed used lots of capitalization, bolding and underlining to emphasize their tips. For privacy reasons — both personal and medical — all names used are pseudonyms.