I'm surprised that no one has brought this up. It appears Texas schools 
are going to get a lot more explicit grammatical instruction.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-grammar_15met.ART.State.Edition1.14a5f2e.html

When Texas was arguing about new curriculum standards, I heard a lot 
about the fight over the science standards, but nothing at all about 
English standards.

Are there any Texas educators on the list who would care to comment 
about what difference these changes are making in the trenches?

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