Great thought for day KURT VONNEGUT: I went out to buy an envelope ~ Oh, my wife says,  well, you're not a poor man, You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because

Texas teachers’ average salaries are $7,652 less than the U.S. average. And they were the only state employees who didn’t get a raise from #txlege this year. Some teachers would rather forgo a raise than see school vouchers implemented. Via Maia Pandey: texastribune.org/2023/10/09/tex…

The nonprofit ACT, which administers the test of the same name, reported on Wednesday that scores had declined for the sixth consecutive year, with a record proportion of test takers reaching none of the organization’s benchmarks for college readiness. nyti.ms/46G8z9z

If you’re having a bad day just remember that the Salzburg airport has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia

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If they're good enough for Julia... The Surprising Store-Bought Appetizer Julia Child Always Served on Thanksgiving yahoo.com/lifestyle/surp…

Leadership 💯

👀Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin texastribune.org/2023/12/13/elo… via Texas Tribune

“Being an entrepreneur is not about being in love with an idea, it’s about being in love with running a company.” — Max Levchin

3 Dallas high schools rank among America's best in 2024, says U.S. News dallas.culturemap.com/news/city-life…

It’s that time again… I’m suddenly an expert on synchronized diving.

Texas high school students will now be able to see which of the state’s public universities would accept them based on their credentials before they fill out a college application, state leaders announced Friday. wfaa.com/article/news/l…

Where has this Baylor team been? #SicEm

These new courses sound fabulous! And very different from the courses I took as a Baylor English Department major. #SicEm

#Breaking: Students whose families make less than $100,000 annually will get free tuition and waived fees at any of the academic universities in the University of Texas System, the board of regents announced Wednesday. dallasnews.com/news/education…

One-third of Massachusetts public school grads in 2024 passed at least one AP exam, College Board announced Wednesday, making the state the top percentage in the country once again. trib.al/DhBMeZN

North Texas high schooler gets perfect score on both ACT and SAT | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD  wfaa.com/article/news/e…

When do AP scores come out? Here's how Texas students can check scores once released statesman.com/story/news/edu…

So I was just scanning the “Yacht Rock Essentials” playlist in Apple. No Phil Collins. Is he not Yacht Rock? Can you have an “essentials” without Phil? I see Google AI says he’s not a Yacht Rocker!? More proof AI isn’t there yet!

"Schools are stuck in a really confusing place." The variety of district policies I’m seeing is staggering—what a wild time. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…