Kendall Pace
@kendallgpace.bsky.social
K12 public education policy & data nerd 🔬 on student outcomes. CFO. Former Austin ISD Trustee/President. Elected Democrat. 🌮&🤘🏼fan. Creative & curious. RT≠endorsements.
New Substack on AustinISD's ambitious facilities optimization plan and the blame game by its leaders re: its fiscal and operational woes.
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Austin ISD's Ambitious Optimization Plan
and Hopefully an Evidenced-Based Academic Improvement Plan Too
substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
New Substack on AustinISD's ambitious facilities optimization plan and the blame game by its leaders re: its fiscal and operational woes.
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substack.com/@kgpace/note...
No one - neither the Board nor the media will go back in three years and say, “What was accomplished with this 372 page report and $2 million consulting fee?”
They just do it all over again.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
They just do it all over again.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
New report on equity accuses Austin ISD of failing minority students
Despite previous plans by Austin ISD to address equity, the report suggests they were hardly used.
www.kvue.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:04 PM
No one - neither the Board nor the media will go back in three years and say, “What was accomplished with this 372 page report and $2 million consulting fee?”
They just do it all over again.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
They just do it all over again.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
Did $200Bn in Federal COVID funds help Lear ing losses from school closures? How was the money spent? See ⬇️
December 13, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Did $200Bn in Federal COVID funds help Lear ing losses from school closures? How was the money spent? See ⬇️
54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital content—as long as it's informational rather than purely narrative.
The push for more edtech as learning tools in elementary likely has more downsides than good.
The push for more edtech as learning tools in elementary likely has more downsides than good.
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 PM
54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital content—as long as it's informational rather than purely narrative.
The push for more edtech as learning tools in elementary likely has more downsides than good.
The push for more edtech as learning tools in elementary likely has more downsides than good.
We tried to warn you Austin!!
“While advocates like Zarifis (Ed Austin t/union) pushed for approval of Prop A, teachers in district said VATRE has offset their raises, leaving them in a deeper financial hole…(duh!!)“
cbsaustin.com/news/local/a...
“While advocates like Zarifis (Ed Austin t/union) pushed for approval of Prop A, teachers in district said VATRE has offset their raises, leaving them in a deeper financial hole…(duh!!)“
cbsaustin.com/news/local/a...
Austin ISD teacher homeowners concerned VATRE raises, offset by property tax increase
It's been over a month since Austinites voted in favor of Austin ISD's Proposition A, or the Voter Approved Tax Rate Election.
cbsaustin.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:46 PM
We tried to warn you Austin!!
“While advocates like Zarifis (Ed Austin t/union) pushed for approval of Prop A, teachers in district said VATRE has offset their raises, leaving them in a deeper financial hole…(duh!!)“
cbsaustin.com/news/local/a...
“While advocates like Zarifis (Ed Austin t/union) pushed for approval of Prop A, teachers in district said VATRE has offset their raises, leaving them in a deeper financial hole…(duh!!)“
cbsaustin.com/news/local/a...
Reposted by Kendall Pace
HISD has opened its K-12 school choice application for the 2025-26 academic year. Here's what to know about how to apply to the district's specialized programs.
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HISD's 2025-26 school choice application has launched. Here's what to know.
HISD has opened its K-12 school choice application for the 2025-26 academic year. Here's what to know about how to apply to the district's specialized programs.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:25 PM
HISD has opened its K-12 school choice application for the 2025-26 academic year. Here's what to know about how to apply to the district's specialized programs.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM
U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students’ math performance on a big worldwide test (TIMSS) fell between 2023 and 2019, the last time the test was administered. America’s rankings slipped relative to other countries.
December 4, 2024 at 2:12 PM
U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students’ math performance on a big worldwide test (TIMSS) fell between 2023 and 2019, the last time the test was administered. America’s rankings slipped relative to other countries.
Missouri educators will no longer need a 3.0 GPA in their subject area to teach in public schools beginning in July, State Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday. The threshold is now a 2.5 GPA in the teacher’s content area. 🤦♀️
December 4, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Missouri educators will no longer need a 3.0 GPA in their subject area to teach in public schools beginning in July, State Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday. The threshold is now a 2.5 GPA in the teacher’s content area. 🤦♀️
All you need to know about Texas NAEP results for 4th and 8th grade reading & math proficiency. Filter for subpopulations, compare across the districts⬇️
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November 26, 2024 at 5:53 PM
All you need to know about Texas NAEP results for 4th and 8th grade reading & math proficiency. Filter for subpopulations, compare across the districts⬇️
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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November 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
From the Network Contagion Research Institute & @RutgersU
DEI pedagogy (lectures, trainings, & edu resources) can “actively undermine diversity efforts”
DEI pedagogy (lectures, trainings, & edu resources) can “actively undermine diversity efforts”
November 25, 2024 at 6:46 PM
From the Network Contagion Research Institute & @RutgersU
DEI pedagogy (lectures, trainings, & edu resources) can “actively undermine diversity efforts”
DEI pedagogy (lectures, trainings, & edu resources) can “actively undermine diversity efforts”
Teacher training is the leading indicator for student success (or failure). 😕
November 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Teacher training is the leading indicator for student success (or failure). 😕
97% of its campus principals think the district is headed in the right direction under its state-appointed leadership, while that view is held by 39% of teachers.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Houston ISD says most of its principals, but less than half its teachers, view district as improving | Houston Public Media
According to the results of a "culture survey" publicized by HISD, 97% of its campus principals think the district is headed in the right direction under its state-appointed leadership, while that vie...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
November 24, 2024 at 10:17 PM
97% of its campus principals think the district is headed in the right direction under its state-appointed leadership, while that view is held by 39% of teachers.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Confronting shrinking enrollment and a projected $25 million budget shortfall, the Judson Independent School District is considering a plan that could result in Bexar County’s 26th school closure since 2023. www.expressnews.com/news/educati...
'Not an easy task': Judson ISD considers school closure, program changes
The Judson ISD board will vote next month on a recommendation to close Coronado Village Elementary School and end Wortham Oaks' Spanish Immersion program.
www.expressnews.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Confronting shrinking enrollment and a projected $25 million budget shortfall, the Judson Independent School District is considering a plan that could result in Bexar County’s 26th school closure since 2023. www.expressnews.com/news/educati...
In 1984, 35% of 13-year-olds reported reading for fun “almost every day,” according to @NAEP_NCES . By 2023, that figure was down to 14%, & 31% of respondents said they never read for fun at all.
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
America’s literacy crisis isn’t what you think
This is what happens when kids don’t read for pleasure anymore.
www.vox.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 AM
In 1984, 35% of 13-year-olds reported reading for fun “almost every day,” according to @NAEP_NCES . By 2023, that figure was down to 14%, & 31% of respondents said they never read for fun at all.
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
www.vox.com/culture/3862...
NAEP has not improved or changed since 1969 (except for modest gains in early 2000s due to coordinated bi-partisan impvt efforts after NCLB).
But overall, what does that tell you about the people running schools? Or our teacher prep programs? www.vox.com/culture/3862...
But overall, what does that tell you about the people running schools? Or our teacher prep programs? www.vox.com/culture/3862...
America’s literacy crisis isn’t what you think
This is what happens when kids don’t read for pleasure anymore.
www.vox.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM
NAEP has not improved or changed since 1969 (except for modest gains in early 2000s due to coordinated bi-partisan impvt efforts after NCLB).
But overall, what does that tell you about the people running schools? Or our teacher prep programs? www.vox.com/culture/3862...
But overall, what does that tell you about the people running schools? Or our teacher prep programs? www.vox.com/culture/3862...
"The spectacle of English professors pontificating to their captive classroom audiences on the evils of capitalism, the correct way to deal with climate change, or the fascist tendencies of their political opponents is simply an abuse of power."
-Michael Clune www.chronicle.com/article/we-a...
-Michael Clune www.chronicle.com/article/we-a...
Opinion | We Asked for It
The politicization of research, hiring, and teaching made professors sitting ducks.
www.chronicle.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM
"The spectacle of English professors pontificating to their captive classroom audiences on the evils of capitalism, the correct way to deal with climate change, or the fascist tendencies of their political opponents is simply an abuse of power."
-Michael Clune www.chronicle.com/article/we-a...
-Michael Clune www.chronicle.com/article/we-a...
High administrative salaries set the stage for lucrative lifetime pensions with retirement in early 50s…..this set-up deters disruption of status quo or going vs. what power wants. And power is > focused on keeping it than on better results for kids. ☹️
Spring Branch ISD's top 25 earners, including Superintendent Jennifer Blaine, earned nearly $5 million, ranking the district 8th in Texas for highest salaries.
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Spring Branch ISD's top 25 earners make nearly $5M, ranking 8th in Texas
Spring Branch ISD's top 25 earners, including Superintendent Jennifer Blaine, earned nearly $5 million, ranking the district 8th in Texas for highest salaries.
trib.al
November 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM
High administrative salaries set the stage for lucrative lifetime pensions with retirement in early 50s…..this set-up deters disruption of status quo or going vs. what power wants. And power is > focused on keeping it than on better results for kids. ☹️
