Bill Would Curtail Pulling Remedial Students Out of Class for TAKS Tutoring

by: David Mauro

Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 03:00 PM CDT

SB 1364 would "curtail te practice of pulling students out of classes to receive additional tutoring, primarily for TAKS remediation."

Groups like the Texas Music Educators Association are pushing the bill hard, as they tell "horror stories" of students consistently missing class for TAKS tutoring.

Here is the TMEA's rationale for supporting the bill:

• The bill will help protect students' opportunties to study fine arts and other enrichment subjects so important t their success.
  
• Students should not be pulled from one academic subject (e.g., fine arts) and miss out on the knowledge to study for another.
• Grades should not be given to students for a subject from which the stuent is consistently absent for remediation in another subject.

There has to be a way to give extra help to the students who need it while still allowing them to be exposed to beneficial fine arts classes like Music and Art.

While most do not expect any opposition on the floor, if you would like to contact your senator about this bill, you can find their contact information here.