Teacher Trauma. Why are so many teachers leaving public education after only three to five years on the job? After all, even though Texas ranks number 27 in the country for teacher pay, starting pay is still $44,527 at a lot of districts.
Ambulance-chasing attorneys give the good and honest attorneys a bad name, but I think I’ve figured out a way to mess with the bad ones. Good thing is, it’s a way people can make some money off of the bad ones — $10,000, to be exact.
With the recent allegations coming out of McAllen ISD, my sources say they’re true, I was thinking of some special Valentine’s Day cards (e-cards) for district employees who may already be in a relationship with a school colleague. Or for one who has gone the extra mile and recorded a sexual act in a district office and/or Central Office restroom (don’t ask).
There’s this oddity in Hidalgo County — okay, one of many. We have a current unemployment rate of 6.8 percent, according to county data, compared to approximately 16.1 in late May 2020, when COVID was really starting to kick us in the... Yet, there are still so many businesses I visit that have “Help Wanted” signs taped to their respective front doors.
It’s Tuesday (you’re thinking, who cares?), and I have to say, I’m beat. I have more stories to write, at least one more column, but I have to admit defeat. This Observations Column is the last thing I can write for this week’s Advance. I’m tapped out. My energy sources depleted. You get the idea.
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