Tera Collum, Author at Texas Scorecard

Tera Collum

Tera Collum has 13 years experience as a government and economics teacher in Texas public schools. She recently was the director of The Travis Institute of Educational Policy and Teachers for Texas.

State

Scores, Not Students, Have Become the Priority in Public Education

January 27, 2021

Added stress, excessive testing, and the STAAR test itself are just a few of the issues that Texas teachers have with testing.

State

Are Teachers at Peace With Their Job?

January 25, 2021

In a survey from July 2019 to July 2020, nonprofit organization Teachers for Texas asked, “What issues are keeping you from truly being at peace as a teacher?”