Religious handouts still a touchy subject for Plano schools | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
Plano has been the center of debate over religious expression since 2003, when school officials told an 8-year-old boy during a holiday party that he could not hand out pens that described the Christian origin […]
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MySA.com: Politics
Happy hour at Dave & Busters, tickets to Fiesta events, lunch from Jason’s Deli — such gifts to the financial aid staff at the University of Texas at San Antonio from loan companies vying for student borrowers were run-of-the-mill, according to e-mails obtained through a public information request and interviews with financial aid director […]
Filed under: UT Austin, education, financial aid, student loans | 1 Comment »
We received an interesting letter in our PO Box today. It was dated the 3rd of May so it has been sitting there for a bit and I will do better about checking it on a regular basis, but it is such a bummer to drive all the way there just to get junk mail […]
Filed under: John Folks, NISD, Northside ISD, San Antonio, education | 1 Comment »
When bullying goes too far, and what’s being done to stop it | POLITICS | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas
When Corinne entered the seventh grade at Rockdale Junior High in 2004, she had a small circle of friends. Friends who, according to her mother, one day decided they no longer liked her.“Well, these girls […]
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I ran across this in my wanderings today and thought it was worth repeating. What an odd little bill Ryan Guillen penned. It would revoke anyone’s license if they weren’t attending school or if they had too many absences.
I suppose there is precedence for a bill like this. If you are behind in your child […]
Filed under: DPS, Drivers License, Drop out, HB 1019, Ryan Guillen, Texas Deaprtment of Public Safety, education, texas | No Comments »
I have been writing about this for some time now so I just couldn’t let this pass without comment.
Star-Telegram | 02/05/2007 | Public opinion doesn’t follow the numbers
Wow, it sure looks like illegal immigration has increased Farmers Branch’s crime rate and has hurt their property values something awful doesn’t it? That was the reason for […]
Filed under: Farmers Branch, Tim O'Hare, education, fake, hispanic, illegals, immigrants, immigration, latino, politics, texas, texas politics | 7 Comments »
One-third of students in Texas don’t graduate | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
One-third of students in Texas don’t graduateOne out of three Texas students don’t graduate, and more students drop out than finish high school in the state’s largest cities, according to education experts.
Statewide, more than 2.5 million students have dropped out of Texas high schools […]
Filed under: No Child Left Behind, Rod Paige, TEA, Texas Education Agency, dropout, education, texas dropout rate, texas schools | No Comments »
Dallas Morning News | Schools get around ‘no-pass, no-play law
Making classes exempt from state rule can keep failing athletes in game
The no-pass, no-play law, once hailed as the stiffest academic standard in America, is now diluted by exemptions that let students with poor grades off the hook.The Texas Legislature crafted the landmark reform law […]
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Dallas Morning News | DISD staffer admits card misuse| Latest News
Secretary racked up $100,000 personal tab, agrees to plea bargain
A Dallas school district secretary admitted felony theft Thursday, acknowledging in a plea bargain that she rang up $100,000 in personal charges on her DISD MasterCard over a three-year stretch.
Gloria Orapello, 50, could face punishments that […]
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HB 557
Author:
Smith, Wayne
Last Action:
01/11/2007 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the failure of a parent to attend a public school parent-teacher conference; providing a criminal penalty.
Wow, this is taking things a step or two too far. Criminal penalties if a parent doesn’t attend a parent-teacher conference? How crazy is that? Here is the bill itself, have […]
Filed under: HB 557, Parent-Teacher conference, Texas House of Representatives, Wayne Smith, education, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
