Randy Best Is Going to Save Texas’ Public Universities, Or Get Rich Trying
The man who made a fortune on No Child Left Behind takes on a new market—online higher education.
Patrick Michels
Patrick Michels, a former Observer staff writer, is a reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Articles by Patrick Michels
To Win Over Dallas ISD Staff, Mike Miles Goes Hollywood
Dallas’s new superintendent has promised big things for Texas’ second-largest school district. On Friday, he sold 18,000 employees on his vision.
Jerry Patterson Spars With Progressive Group Over $300 Million for Schools
While defending his stewardship of the Permanent School Fund, Patterson swipes at 'erroneous, misguided, and pointless' email campaign.
Judge Lets Pro-Charter Group Remain in School Finance Suit
MALDEF hoped to shut out group arguing for more charters and tighter strings on school spending.
TEA Gently Drops Hammer on Charter School After Spending, Church-State Complaints
Agency says Shekinah Learning Institute broke the law when it rented its building to superintendent's church
With No Child Left Behind, Failure Is the Only Option
Two years from now, every student in Texas must pass state tests to keep their schools from failing federal standards. It's up to state leaders or Congress to bring us back to reality.
Is Sid Miller In Trouble?
The author of Texas’ infamous sonogram law faces voters’ ire over cuts to education and health care.
The Charter School with God-Given Dominion and Taxpayer Funding
A church-state watchdog highlights complaints that Shekinah Learning Institute is taking liberties with religion.