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Demand for teachers sparks hiring war in Dallas-Fort Worth |
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Longview ISD passes $267 million bond package by 14 vote margin |
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Schools say inflation puts them at risk
- how about this: cut expense like everyone else |
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Voters approve all 3 Austin ISD bonds totalling $344 million |
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Abilene ISD bond election fails by wide margin |
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Eanes ISD requires teachers to get their master's |
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Propane buses worth study by school districts |
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Klein narrowly passes school bond package |
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Comal schools: Huge bond issue wins approval |
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Dallas ISD's $1.3B bond issue headed for approval |
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Judge dismisses sex abuse suit against Austin ISD school |
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Teacher tapes child's mouth shut |
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HISD chief academic officer's resignation a 'huge loss' |
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School Consolidation: How To Do It, and Save Money |
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Flashy attendance rewards might not help education |
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Carroll grade-school scandal lands on DA's desk |
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Allegations of tampering at Carroll ISD school forwarded to DA's office |
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Ex-Austin Bowie High student says instructor manipulated him into having sex |
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Dallas County to test middle school student for tuberculosis |
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Weslaco superintendent denies TAKS cheating |
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More Panhandle youth logging on for class |
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Former Austin ISD Bowie High student alleges sex abuse |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest $262M in Miss. REIT |
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Multiple choices for bypassing TAKS |
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Pearland students 3rd overall in U.S. academic contest |
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Hackers change grades at Fort Bend ISD high school |
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Jewish students in Plano report pressure to pick up New Testaments |
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Son's crash has father in hot water |
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Fort Bend County teacher charged with sexual assault |
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Laredo UISD Audit woes; Coordinator's son gets $2,500 scholarship |
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Fewer fifth-graders pass math TAKS on first try |
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Fort Bend investigating teacher's relationship with teen |
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Texas Federation of Teachers says Texas math standards clear but English &
social studies need work (pdf) |
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Angry father stabs student at Spring ISD school |
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Forest Brook allegedly broke rules during TAKS testing |
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Update:
Swastikas bring stiff penalties for Dickinson cheerleaders,
Dickinson cheerleaders punished over swastikas |
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Texas high school students still lack dollar sense, study says |
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Scott, Cornyn Address Texas Education Summit |
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Shekinah Charter School Learning Institute Wins TEA Dropout Prevention Award |
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Santa Maria ISD fires transport director for viewing porn on computer |
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Camera at Raymondville school didn't record daughter's beating, district
looks to upgrade system |
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Federal court sides with Burleson district in Confederate purse case |
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Audit firm blasts Dallas ISD accounting policies |
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Texas higher education board rejects 'creation science' degree proposal |
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Laura Bush sees SMU presidential library as base for education, literacy
efforts |
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Katy ISD abuzz on teens' silent protest of bullying of gays |
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Educators offer TAKS plan |
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Former Manor booster accused of stealing from club |
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Lead levels in artificial turf trouble Houston-area schools |
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Gilmer ISD approves high school Bible class |
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Superintendent defends charge, father claims Raymondville ISD minimized
video beating to protect itself |
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Texas educators split over teaching English basics |
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Rising costs force Tarrant school districts to reconsider bond projects |
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Dallas ISD hands millions in contracts to top leaders' firms |
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Schools confront a virtual world |
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Survey: Morale low for Texas teachers weighing new jobs |
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Student Allegedly Sells Loaded Gun At School in Angleton |
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San Antonio teacher jailed twice in rape cases in 3 days |
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Dallas ISD officials take blame for delays in audit |
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Dallas schools budget off mark, but all's well in the end |
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TEA may investigate Weslaco TAKS |
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Move to censure Harris County education trustee delayed |
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Outside firm to investigate Weslaco nepotism allegations |
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Texas raising the mark for 'acceptable' schools |
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North Forest ISD set to pay $100,000 to settle whistle-blower suit |
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Links sought between Mo City shooting, school disturbance |
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Bastrop teacher accused of “inappropriate relationship” with student |
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State lawmakers consider changes in measuring school performance |
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Lewisville Schools Begin Random Drug Testing |
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Reagan teacher charged with sexual assault, burglary |
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Carroll ISD principal is faulted in TAKS investigation |
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Tangerine peels may have nearly cost principal her job |
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Nepotism allegations surface in Weslaco ISD |
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Skyline assistant principal retaliated against teacher, Dallas ISD finds |
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Huntington teacher turns herself in on charge she had sexual contact with
student |
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Copperas Cove student
suspended after phone call from father in Iraq |
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Southlake elementary principal resigns amid TAKS testing investigation |
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"Fight Club" Busted at La Vernia High School |
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Rusk Teacher Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Possession |
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Houston ISD boss gets $75K bonus |
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Termination letters stoke Fort Worth teachers' anger |
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Teen hurt after taking illegal immigration sign to school |
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Ector Co. ISD names Mendez superintendent |
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Akins teacher purchased marriage license with student,
Akins teacher on leave after allegations arise |
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Former Brazosport educator pleads guilty to bribery |
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Bringing Teacher Compensation into the 21st Century |
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Low ratings test resolve of Fort Worth schools |
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Charter schools owe state $26 million for
overstated attendance - they are
required to report the same way as traditional public schools so how do we
know many of them have not done the same? |
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Schools
reaching out to Spanish-speaking parents |
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Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs struggle with dropouts |
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Editorial: Teaching the Bible in Texas schools |
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Fort Worth Teacher Accused Of Choking 8-Year-Old |
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Insurance agent accused of bribery of public school officials in Valley
|
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UIL reports random steroid testing under way |
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National report card differs from Texas' on student writing
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Dallas school officials say there's 'no timetable' for already late audit |
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State senator blasts 'inequitable' school bonus plan |
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Fewer students mean less staff needed in Raymondville |
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Houston ISD 8th-graders improve writing, but lag among peers |
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'Sobering' audit spurs Cleburne superintendent's resignation |
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Carroll principal steps aside during TAKS inquiry |
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Houston girl gives birth in school, infant found dead |
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FBI:
Gadsden ISD employee arrested on a drug charge is "broker" of a $1.8 million
cocaine deal |
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Enrollment of children in Texas state schools surging |
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Dallas-area school to return "In God We Trust" to gym wall |
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Dropout rate in Dallas ISD is 7th worst in nation |
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Cleburne school superintendent steps down |
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Testing practices investigated at high-rated Carroll ISD elementary |
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Harlingen seeks new superintendent |
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Teacher Will Pay For Washing Kid's Mouth Out with Soap |
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Superintendents learn about clean buses |
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Schools spend thousands on fast food
- more nanny state b.s. |
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Dallas school district gets word out on $1.35 billion bond vote
- "word" should be that they've wasted so much they aren't getting any more |
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Gadsden schools teacher to face drug charge |
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YES charter high school ranked as Houston's best |
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Texas Board of Education approves elective Bible course for high schools |
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Waller ISD sells bonds after delay |
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Dallas ISD trustees waive residency requirement for 11 administrators |
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State board tentatively approves English curriculum plan
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Bible curriculum moves forward |
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New Braunfels teachers: Principal said he'd kill them |
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Texas English teachers fight board-mandated reading lists |
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Fort Bend boy, 13, charged in school gun incident |
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Pasadena school police chief to return from leave |
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Texas' eighth-graders score 92 percent passing rate on TAKS reading exam |
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School leaders across Texas headed for Harvard
- that's great, more liberalism |
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Editorial: A school district too slow to learn |
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Castillo: John Adams a textbook example of why foreign should be familiar |
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McKinney School Board Approves Longer Days |
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Central Texas School Cafeteria Manager Arrested for Theft |
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Too Many Absences Could Mean $500 for Parents |
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Suggestion: English teachers could use a tutor |
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Editorial: Algebra's as critical as reading |
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Assaults by Dallas ISD students on staff have doubled in recent years |
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Teacher accused of dating student in Edinburgh |
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TAKS scores could elevate Beaumont ISD's rating |
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State board says no time for Hispanic input on new curriculum |
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Texas
revisions on standards for English draw criticism |
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Houston ISD left in the dark on religious liberty law |
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TAKS scores increase in 3 El Paso County school districts |
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State official: classroom materials may exclude minorities |
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Report: Texas public preschool program has quantity, not quality |
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AG: Galveston ISD must release signature cards |
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Legislators say education panel lacks Hispanic |
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State education commissioner questions new Bible course law |
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Bible course may be elective in Texas schools |
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There's a big scramble in charter school world |
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Liberals:
Let The Kids Rot... |
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Del Rio school chief Fernandez to resign |
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Judson will go ahead with stadium rebuild even
with rising costs - poor broke public
schools |
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Bastrop principal was suspended for comments to staff |
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Fort Bend assistant principal resigns after Peeping-Tom arrest |
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Parents, staff rush to raise $315,000 to save Mesquite school
- but failing public schools keep on raking in
the dough |
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School bus collides with a vehicle in Dallas |
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Richardson ISD has to make call on caliber of
scoreboards
- listener writes: "poor, poor Schools - may
have to settle for a $750,000 scoreboard!" |
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CISD gets second preliminary report from TEA |
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Houston ISD teacher layoffs up for discussion |
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Panel vows no private school vouchers for
dropouts - in other words: the
political desires of out-of-control public institutions shall continue to
trump the needs of students and taxpayers |
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Odessa Elementary School Dealing with a Stinky Situation |
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Iraan Teens Accused of Beating Two Deer to Death Return to School |
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Most Big Country area schools choosing merit pay grants -- for now |
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Texas AFT teachers' union up in arms over another point of view,
Teachers
Unions Exposed |
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Voucher idea for Texas dropouts resisted |
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Texas attorney general asked to rule on Bible class offerings in schools |
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State overrules vote to rehire North Forest ISD chief |
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More school districts reject state merit pay
program - strong evidence that a lack
of money is NOT the problem |
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250 Austin ISD teachers have a criminal history |
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Editorial: New Ways to Measure Schools |
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Houston ISD to re-open school closed for "air-quality" problems |
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TAKS to test special ed, Alternate exam is for disabled |
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Latino school enrollment up in cities with immigration laws |
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Federal judge prohibits school vote on graduation prayers |
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Officials debate school board disclosure rules |
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Bible suit settlement: Ector Co. ISD Trustees, ACLU reach agreement |
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El Paso coach pleads guilty to secret photos of girls |
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New Measure To Prevent Cheating on TAKS Test |
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Alamo Heights ISD to expand Spanish immersion |
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1,000 Wins - Unassuming coach takes center stage |
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Lockhart superintendent resigns after 7 weeks on job |
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School superintendents' buyouts aren't cheap |
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North Forest ISD to cut jobs to fix financial woes
- the sad thing is that it is big news for a government entity to actually
cut spending when facing budget problems! |
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Mixed results after 1st year of Texas teachers merit pay program |
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CBS 42 Investigates: Central Texas superintendents getting big bucks,
more |
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Dallas ISD to vote on $1.3B school bond campaign |
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School PTA group faces deadline in accounting probe |
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Amarillo School Employees Assaulted By Student |
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Kenedy parents want info on suspended principal |
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Super staph strikes Texas Panhandle school |
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Austin district calls $343.7 million bond vote |
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San Antonio ISD Board Votes To Close Six Schools |
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Van first-grade teacher involved in brawl arrested |
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Hereford school superintendent to resign |
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Expensive TAKS Blitz Retreats for Texas Teachers |
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Sweeny ISD might use its radio frequency license to make money |
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Kenedy
ISD shut down all schools Monday after an incident with Middle School
principal with "weapons" & job dissatisfaction comments |
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Conroe teacher charged with sex assault of child |
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Financial industry wary of HISD, Waller bond issues |