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While many schools and several state education agencies are grumbling about what they say are unfair and unrealistic standards in federal education laws, the Tomball school system has found a way for most of its campuses to meet them.
The standards, called adequate yearly progress (AYP), were created by the No Child Left Behind Act. All public schools are evaluated annually in reading and math and meet the requirements if 87 percent of the students on a given campus pass the state reading and English test and 83 percent pass the math test.
Creekside Forest, Canyon Pointe, Lakewood, Rosehill, Tomball and Willow Creek elementaries all met the standards, as did Northpointe Intermediate, Willow Wood Junior High, Tomball Junior High and Tomball Memorial High School.
The district as a whole also met the requirements, one of only eight schools in the 51-school Region 4 area to do so. Only 28 percent of all Texas schools met or exceeded the requirements.
"AYP standards substantially increased this year," Tomball Superintendent John Neubauer said. "All of our employees worked together to meet the needs of our students and that includes meeting AYP. I am proud that are district met the federal standard, but we have more work to do."
Decker Prairie Elementary, Canyon Pointe Elementary and Tomball High School Elementary did not make the requirements. This was the second year that Decker Prairie, a Title 1 school, did not meet AYP. Under federal law, if a Title 1 school does not meet AYP standards for two consecutive years in the same subject, it has to allow students the option to attend a different school within the district.
School officials said that although Decker Prairie did not meet the standards, they still believe that the school and the students are performing well. The school met the standards overall, but one subgroup did not. Under the law all subgroups must meet the standards as well.
"The campus missed AYP for reading in one subgroup," Randy Reedy, Tomball's director of accountability, said. "The subgroup must increase their scores by two percentage points this year in order to meet AYP. That's a small number of students. However, the campus met AYP for all other subgroups in reading and math."
The same goes for Tomball High School, as one subgroup did not meet the standards in math, causing the school to fall short. Three subgroups at Tomball Intermediate did not meet AYP.
Officials stated that they have already designed a plan to ensure the other schools meet AYP next year.
"We are analyzing the student data to target the individualized needs of our students," said Darlene Blair, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. "We are also providing intervention through curriculum, instructional strategies and professional development for teachers."
By 2014 the federal AYP standards will increase to a 100 percent passing rate for both subjects.
Tomball ISD recently put together a steering committee last October to look at ways the growing district could prepare for current and future needs. That committee presented its findings to the public during a recent public forum.
"The growth we are experiencing now requires us to look towards future needs, as well as maintaining what assets we have now," said steering committee chair Rick Pritchett.
Charged by the school board with that goal, the committee identified several areas which they studied. They included new schools, a way to take care of current facilities and capital improvements, new technologies and transportation.
When it comes to future growth, the committee will recommend four new campuses be built, at a cost of around $110 million. New schools recommended are a new elementary school and junior high in The Woodlands, as well as a new fifth and sixth grade campus and a new elementary on the districts south side.
The need for these schools is based on projections in growth through the 2018-19 school year.
"The growth we have experienced in the district has primarily been in the northeast and south side of the district," Pritchett said.
The committee also looked at ways to improve and maintain current schools, as well as improvements in technology and transportation. The improvements the committee will recommend in those areas are estimated to cost around $58 million.
"We have to provide for and take care of the assets we have, as well as provide new technology for the students and keep up with our transportation needs," Pritchett said.
Security was also a big factor for the committee. Pritchett explained that several campuses have their administrative offices located away from the front entrance, causing security concerns. The committee recommended that those campuses add a security vestibule at the front entrances.
The committee will present their findings and recommendations to the school board at a meeting Feb. 11. The board will then look at options to fund the recommendations that it approves of, which could include a future bond election.
Pritchett did say that all totals are only estimates at this point, but the district would avoid going over a tax rate of five cents per $100 valuation.
"We are fortunate here that we have a board that is not only passionate about education, but also financially savvy and skillful," he said.
The board will take some time after Monday's meeting to get community input on the proposal, before deciding on whether to hold a bond election. They will decide that during their March meeting.
Members of the Tomball ISD Board of Trustees recently agreed to call an election, in order to propose a $160 million bond issue that will provide new schools, renovations at current campuses, new technology and additional school buses.
The district recently put together a steering committee, made up of area residents and district employees, to study growth and needs within the district. Projections estimate that the district will grow by nearly 4,000 students over the next five years.
The steering committee recommended building four new schools to accommodate that growth. New elementary and intermediate schools will be built on the south side of the district, while an elementary school and a junior high are proposed for areas near The Woodlands.
The district also plans to perform several improvement and renovation projects at other schools as well. The plan calls for a new agricultural project barn directly adjacent to the current facility, as well as adding field turf and track renovations to Tomball ISD Stadium. Also, new weight rooms will be added to each junior high campus.
In addition to the extra-curricular activities improvements, the district also plans to upgrade heating, air conditioning, roof replacement, lighting, paving of parking lots and several other maintenance and facility improvements.
Renovations will include the front administration areas and cafeterias at both Lakewood and Decker Prairie, while Timber Creek and Creekside Forest will receive minor renovations to aid in the transition to the new K-5 grade configuration.
Finally the district looks to purchase additional school buses, as well as upgrading the district's technology programs and technology for instruction purposes as well. They will also provide funding for security areas near the front entrances at schools that currently do not have that.
Tomball ISD Communications Director Staci Stanfield said the school board and steering committee put in long hours to study and design the proposal.
"The steering committee and their subcommittees spent a great deal of time studying the district's needs," she said. "They did a very thorough job and were extremely committed."
Stanfield went on to say that if voters approve the bond issue, which will be held during the May 11 election, the financial impact on property owners will be minimal. The portion of Tomball ISD's tax rate that services interest and debt is currently 35 cents per $100 of valuation.
"It will go no higher than 40 cents," she said.
She added that the district will take the same steps as they did in 2007 – selling bonds in a manner that is fiscally responsible and will ensure the rate never goes higher than 40 cents.
Stanfield said the district also wants voters to have all the information they need to make an informed decision at the polls, so they will post all the information on their website, as well as answer any questions voters may have.
"It's important for us to give factual information and let the community know what our plans are," she said.
The Tomball ISD website is www.tomballisd.net. The election is set for May 11, 2013.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the results of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam. Although TEA has not released the passing standards for the STAAR exam, Tomball ISD's students scored very well on the new state assessment.
"As we look at the raw scores, it is apparent that in most areas our students scored better than students in our surrounding school districts," John Neubauer, superintendent of schools, said. "I am very pleased with our results."
As students and teachers prepared for the test last year, there were many uncertainties for all public schools. Tomball ISD administrators knew that the test would align with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum that all public schools use, but administrators were uncertain of the test format and the design of the test questions. The test was also timed, which presented a new challenge for students. Furthermore, TEA did not provide school districts with the passing rates for the STAAR exam.
"Despite a great deal of uncertainty, our teachers and students are to be commended for a job well done," Neubauer said.
As a result of TEA implementing a new testing system, students in different grade levels took various tests. Although students in grades three through eight took the STAAR test, students in grades seven through nine took STAAR End of Course (EOC) exams if they were taking a course requiring an EOC test. Sophomores and juniors in high school took the TAKS test. As students in these grade levels graduate, the TAKS test will be replaced by the STAAR EOC exams for all grades at the high school level.
Tomball ISD's STAAR test results indicated that students in grades three through eight scored higher than the state scores on the reading, writing, math, science, and social studies STAAR tests. Junior high and high school freshmen students scored higher than the state scores on the reading, writing, algebra I, geometry, science, and social studies STAAR EOC exams. Sophomores and juniors who took the English language arts, math, algebra I, science, and social studies TAKS tests also scored higher than the state scores.
Neubauer expects the STAAR passing rates to be released by TEA in 2013. "Even though we are still waiting on the passing standards, we remain committed to academic excellence," Neubauer said. "I am confident that our students and teachers will do their best as they prepare for the second administration of the STAAR and EOC exams."
Tomball High School has received the 2012 College Readiness Award from the Texas ACT Council for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and significantly increasing the level of achievement and college readiness.
"It is an honor for our campus to be recognized," Greg Quinn, principal of Tomball High School, said. "We have encouraged students to take more rigorous coursework, which has resulted in an increase in the number of students taking the ACT. They're prepared and they're performing well. We're very proud of them."
The Texas ACT Council is comprised of secondary and postsecondary educators who advise ACT, Inc. on the utilization of ACT programs and services in Texas schools and colleges.
Karen Pennell, assistant vice president and ACT southwest regional manager, explained that the Texas ACT Council wanted to recognize Texas high schools that have made significant strides in increasing the college and career readiness of their graduates as demonstrated by an increase in their ACT scores over the past five years.
"This can only happen as a result of the efforts of the faculty and staff and the dedication of Tomball High School students and parents as they focus on raising the level of academic readiness for all students," Pennell said.
Only 170 high schools in Texas were honored for this accomplishment, which represents only nine percent of all Texas high schools.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State statistics released Wednesday show nearly half of Texas' public and charter schools failed to meet federal accountability standards based on the No Child Left Behind Law, a sharp increase from previous years that education officials blame on passing standards that have gotten tougher.
Just 44.2 percent of schools statewide met "adequate yearly progress" standards compared to 47.8 percent, or 4,080 total Texas schools, that fell short of them, according to preliminary figures from the Texas Education Agency. An additional 7.9 percent of schools were not evaluated for a variety of reasons.
When broken down by school district instead of individual campus, the figures are bleaker. Only 339 Texas public and charter school districts — or 27.6 percent — met the standards known as adequate yearly progress or AYP, compared to 876 districts, or 71.4 percent, that did not.
Those tallies were down dramatically from 66 percent of school campuses and 50 percent of districts in Texas that met AYP standards last year. And they represent an especially sharp drop from 2009, when about 81 percent of both campuses and school districts statewide met annual federal progress standards.
According to the Texas Education Agency, a school or district had to have at least 87 percent of its students pass the state reading or English language arts test to meet the passing standards this year, while 83 percent had to pass the state math test. Last year's AYP only required 80 percent passing on state reading or English language tests, and 75 percent on math tests.
Schools that fail to meet federal standards for two or more years and receive Title I funding are subject to sanctions.
Texas has its own accountability system and, up until this year, federal yearly progress standards were measured based on student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills standardized test, as well as factors including attendance and graduation rates. This past school year, however, students statewide took the more rigorous State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test.
The state is not releasing its own school and district ratings based on STAAR results this year, as it works to revamp its accountability system using the new test. However, the Education Agency translated students' STAAR performances to how they might have done on the previous exam so federal authorities were able to measure 2012's annual progress.
The Obama administration has granted waivers allowing states that seek permission to escape from certain mandates of the 2002 No Child Left Behind Law, which was championed by President George W. Bush. Texas has not sought a waiver citing possible federal strings attached, though it has not ruled out eventually doing so.
The Texas Association of Business noted that 2012 marked the first time more Texas public school students failed the AYP standards than passed them.
"That is certainly disappointing to hear," the group's president, Bill Hammond, said in a statement. "It does, however, show us the importance of keeping a strong accountability system. These results will force schools to take a look at where their weaknesses are and come up with plans to address those weaknesses."
Hammond said the results indicate that Texas schools "aren't meeting the demand of preparing graduates for college or careers."
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tea party activist and former Railroad Commission Chairman Michael Williams has been named Texas' top education official.
Gov. Rick Perry tapped Williams on Monday to succeed Robert Scott, who stepped down in July after 5 years heading the Texas Education Agency. Scott had made headlines after suggesting that the state's standardized testing requirements had become a "perversion" of their original intent.
Williams served as assistant U.S. secretary of education for civil rights under President George H.W. Bush.
He was appointed to the Railroad Commission in 1998 and subsequently elected three times. But Williams left his post last year, considered running for U.S. Senate and instead became one of 10 Republicans vying for the GOP nomination in the 25th Congressional District.
Williams was defeated in the May 29 primary.
Members of the Texas State Teachers Association were disappointed by the choice.
"The Texas State Teachers Association is disappointed that Gov. Rick Perry - at a pivotal time for Texas public schools - didn't chose an education professional as the next State Commissioner of Education," association president Rita Haecker said in a statement released Monday. "We hope that Michael Williams will at least listen to teachers, the real education experts, rather than promote the profiteers who would siphon tax dollars from the public schools for vouchers and other privatization schemes. But the real problem for Texas public schools is not the education commissioner. The real problem is Rick Perry. As long as he is governor, Perry will continue to try to shove public education in Texas back into the nineteenth century."
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked a state court Monday to force Chicago school teachers back to work and end a weeklong strike he calls illegal.
Emanuel spokeswoman Sarah Hamilton said city attorneys asked the Cook County Circuit Court to force Chicago Teachers Union members off the picket line and back into classrooms.
The request, filed in Circuit Court of Cook County, argues the strike is illegal because state law bars the union from striking on anything but economic issues and that the work stoppage is focused instead on such issues as evaluations, layoffs and recall rights.
The filing also contends the strike presents a danger to public health and safety, partly because thousands of public students rely on school meals for their basic nutrition.
"I will not stand by while the children of Chicago are played as pawns in an internal dispute within a union," Emanuel said Sunday night.
The union and school leaders seemed headed toward a resolution at the end of last week, saying they were optimistic students in the nation's third-largest school district would be back in class by Monday. But teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, saying they needed more time to review a complicated proposal.
Emanuel fired back, saying he told city attorneys to seek a court order forcing Chicago Teachers Union members back into the classroom.
Teachers on the picket line at Mark T. Skinner West Elementary School on Chicago's near West Side declined to comment before the lawsuit was filed Monday as the possibility of legal action loomed over them.
The strike is the first for the city's teachers in 25 years and has kept 350,000 students out of class, leaving parents to make other plans.
Working mom Dequita Wade said that when the strike started, she sent her son 15 miles away to a cousin's house so he wouldn't be left unsupervised in a neighborhood known for violent crime and gangs. She was hoping the union and district would work things out quickly.
"You had a whole week. This is beginning to be ridiculous," Wade said. "Are they going to keep prolonging things?"
Months of contract negotiations have come down to two main issues central to the debate over the future of education across the United States: teacher evaluations and job security.
Union delegates said they felt uncomfortable approving the contract because they had seen it only in bits. The union will meet again Tuesday, after the end of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year.
"There's no trust for our members of the board," Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis told reporters Sunday night. "They're not happy with the agreement. They'd like it to actually be a lot better."
Emanuel showed his frustration at the striking public school teachers in a written statement Sunday night.
"This was a strike of choice and is now a delay of choice that is wrong for our children," Emanuel said.
The strike has shined a spotlight on Emanuel's leadership more than ever, and some experts have suggested the new contract — which features annual pay raises and other benefits — is a win for union.
"I'm hard-pressed to imagine how they could have done much better," said Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "This is a very impressive outcome for the teachers."
With an average salary of $76,000, Chicago teachers are among the highest-paid in the nation, and the contract outline calls for annual raises. But some teachers are upset it did not restore a 4 percent raise Emanuel rescinded last year.
Emanuel pushed for a contract that includes ratcheting up the percentage of evaluations based on student performance, to 35 percent within four years. The union contends that does not take into account outside factors that affect student performance such as poverty and violence.
The union pushed for a policy to give laid-off teachers first dibs on open jobs anywhere in the district, but the city said that would keep principals from hiring the teachers they think are most qualified.
The union has engaged in something of a publicity campaign, telling parents about problems that include a lack of important books and basic supplies.
Some parents said they remain sympathetic to teachers.
"I don't think they're wrong. The things they're asking for are within reason," said Pamela Edwards, who has sent her 16-year-old daughter to one of about 140 schools the district has kept open during the strike to provide meals and supervision.
Others said they understand why teachers are taking their time.
"As much as we want our kids back in school, teachers need to make sure they have dotted all their i's and crossed their t's," said Becky Malone, mother of a second grader and fourth grader, who've been studying at home and going to museums over the last week. "What's the point of going on strike if you don't get everything you need out of it? For parents, it'll be no more of a challenge than it's been in the past week."
Follow Sophia Tareen at http://twitter.com/sophiatareen .
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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Chicago Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton is being sued by a bar owner who said he was bitten by Melton while kicking him out of the bar.
The audience tightly packed inside the Stayer Center was held captive by the raw testimony of a grieving mother and two recovering heroin addicts during the Fond du Lac Heroin Summit at Marian University.
A paper processing machine caught fire Thursday morning at Pellet America in Appleton.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh officials are using a report that ranks it as the No. 1 college for drug and alcohol arrests for every 1,000 students not only as a positive message about the school, but also as a teachable moment about research.
A gunman who broke into a home in Eau Claire and held five people hostage has been arrested following a long standoff.
A structure fire in Ashwaubenon impacted about 30 people early Thursday morning. No injuries were reported.
Over the last four years, heroin has made its presence known in the area in a big way.
City Band members will have room to stretch as they fill Pierce Park with music on a new covered stage scheduled for construction in August.
Neenah police locked-down the Walgreens store on S. Commercial Street Wednesday after stopping a vehicle whose occupants reportedly pointed a handgun at another vehicle.
The popular ice caves on Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands will soon be closed due to ice melt, officials said Wednesday.
A home invasion in which a man was severely beaten and his pregnant wife was repeatedly sexually assaulted may have been meant for a neighboring house, authorities in Wisconsin said.
Police have arrested a Menasha teenager accused of robbing a 68-year-old Appleton man after both were involved in a crash March 6.
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The investigation into the online posting of nude and semi-nude photos of high school students will be completed by Monday, police said.
Police say a man with a history of violent sex offenses left Appleton on Sunday after a short stay in the city.
Calumet County's health and human services director will lead county operations while a replacement is found for its departing administrator.
Two residential buildings in Manhattan collapsed in an explosion on Wednesday, killing two women and injuring at least 17 other people as a serious fire spewed out thick smoke.
The U.S. Air Force's new budget plan cuts 39 positions in the Wisconsin Air National Guard.
A Green Bay man pleaded no contest Tuesday to three charges stemming from a two-vehicle crash this summer that injured a Green Bay police officer.
A Milwaukee man is facing a charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the drug-related death of a 25-year-old De Pere man.
Fond du Lac High School journalists have launched a petition this week to halt censorship by school officials of a student publication.
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"Looking at Pain: Photography As a Testimony of Political Violence in Peru, 1980-2000," a public lecture by Nancy Chappell
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Date: Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Time: 4:00 pm
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Location: Logan Room, Wright Museum of Art
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Join Beloit College and special guest Nancy Chappell, a Peruvian photo-journalist for a public lecture and exhibit opening Yuyanapaq: To Remember in the Wright Musuem of Art. Produced by the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, this traveling exhibit chronicles the political violence that left 69,000 dead in Peru between 1980 and 2000 when the Shining Path insurgency waged war against the state. The exhiibt also pays tribute to the resistance of ordinary Peruvians to violence and their commitment to restoring democracy. To remember means "Yayanapaq" in Quechua. Ms. Chappel's work is included in the art exhibit. This exhibit can be viewed in the South Gallery of the Wright Museum of Art from February 7 through March 3, 2013.
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Savanna Adams, 10, participates in the 400-meter, 800-meter and mini javelin events with the Mount Pleasant Track Club. Marshall Coppage, pictured next to Savanna, did not return his questionnaire.
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SA: When I got athlete of the week for the first week.
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1999The "Childrens Creative Theater" web site is designed to introduce the visitor to the world of childrens theater. Our major areas of concentration are: theater history (brief), theater terms, theater games, resources, an original skit, and a tour of a real childrens theater. This interactive web technology allows the visitor to choose one's own path of learning. Our original skit, written by the team, provides ideas for costumes and makeup. The team hopes others will submit their original skits and we will publish them on our site. We feel creative dramatics is a wonderful way to make just about any learning come alive! We learn much more by doing and then by teaching others!About this site
1997Enter Shakespeare's Globe Theater and learn about his life and works at this informative site. Begin with a biography of Shakespeare and then move on to learn about each of his plays and sonnets. For each work, there is a summary, a link to text, links to photographs from performances, and links to further information. Special features include quiz sections, study questions, a list of Shakespeare festivals throughout the country, and lists of Internet resources for students and teachers. About this site
1996Struggling with Shakespeare? Try this site with an interactive and easy way to learn about the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth. Annotated, online version of the play includes links to a glossary of terms, a summary of each scene, and a list of character descriptions. And if that's not enough, find links to the Complete Works of Shakespeare, shareware, and more. About this site
2008Our website shows you different information about The Crucible, the famous play by Arthur Miller. You will also find information about the Salem Witch Trials, McCarthyism, and Joseph McCarthy. All of these relate to the theme of Moral Courage. About this site
2006Have you ever wondered what plays would be like if Shakespeare had written somthing else? Learn about some of Shakespeare's most famous plays, his life, the influence he had on the world, and what Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing would look like if they were mixed together!About this site
2003A discussion of Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.About this site
2003A website full of information about the play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, written by William Shakespeare.About this site
2003A site about William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.About this site
2003This site has information on the play, Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare as well as information on the real Julius Caesar.About this site
2003A site about the play, King Lear, written by William Shakespeare.About this site
2003Enter and learn about the life and writings of Shakespeare.About this site
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2000This site shows some art work inspired by Shakespeare.About this site
2000This web site will exhibit paintings inspired by Shakespeare's plays.About this site
2000This site will list all of Shakespeare's Comedies. About this site
2000This site will compare and contrast the language during Shakespeare's time and language now.About this site
2000This entry will examine the Globe theater as William Shakespeare built it and also the new Globe theater. About this site
1999This site is designed to get people interested in the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. There is a description of the play as well as Shakespeare's other works. One feature of the site site is that it is designed as a university, with an Admissions Center, Code of Conduct and a Graduate Gallery.Go to Research to read a summary of the play, a summary of Shakespeare's life, and more on this fantastic play and fantastic playwrite. Read the play on the Internet right here at the School of Midsummer Dreams. Then Submit your essay, photo, or review to the Graduate Gallery for others to read or see Language: English.About this site
1998 The Explorers from Neilson School present a Timeline about China's history, pictures of their school play based on a Chinese play, and a quiz . They want other students to learn about the culture and history of China. Links to Chinese culture are included.About this site
1998If you just need to know a brief plot outline of Shakespeare' s Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, or one of the comedies, try this site. Famous quotes from each play are also included. Read a biography of Shakespeare and try the Game Show questions on the Bard of Avon. To link or not to link? Yes, if you're looking for the text of the plays themselves. About this site
1998Learn how to stage a theatrical production. You'll need to find a script, audition actors, build a set, and design the lighting. Study the history of western theater from the time of ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Find out about authors and their plays which have made an impact on the development of theater. About this site
1998This is a work in progress, although it does contain the full text of all 10 of Shakespeare's tragedies. The resources for Hamlet and MacBeth are particularly nice, and show what could be done with the other plays. Includes play summaries, character descriptions, classroom guides, and helps for staging. There are some glitches but what's there works well. It's a useful Shakespeare study aid. Languages:English.About this site


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