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Lubbock Estacado wins basketball State Title in 3A |
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Update:
H.R. Nichols withdraws candidacy in Lubbock Independent
School District race, 2010 school board candidates:
District 3 Incumbent: Chris Comer unopposed; District 4
Incumbent: James Arnold unopposed; At-Large/2 year term:
Melissa Collier; At-Large/4 year term: Steve Massengale &
H.R. Nichols |
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LISD trustees to hold special meeting to discuss purchase of
real property |
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Ayers takes principal job at
Estacado - finally!
This is what you do with your trouble areas, you put the top
people in-place and demand performance. |
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LISD receives Dell funds for project |
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LISD changes graduation requirements |
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Collier enters race for LISD School Board position |
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3 LISD board members announce
run for re-election at the same time:
Steve Massengale,
Chris Comer and
James Arnold - are
these independent reps for their voters or a team looking
out for each other? |
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Lubbock ISD creates pharmacy for staff, competes with
taxpaying businesses
- pure socialism to solve a need that doesn't exist, there
are pharmacies throughout the district. |
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LISD to consider contract for evaluation system |
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School districts looking into new curriculum |
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LISD heads to try hands at teaching |
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LISD trustees change date for meetings |
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LISD Magnet Schools Now
Recruiting - hmm,
isn't that just an intra-district "voucher"? |
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LISD reassures parents of safety after gunfire incident |
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LISD hires new Executive Director of Athletics |
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TCTA awards current, former Lubbock educators |
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Lubbock ISD misses Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) again! |
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LISD Alters Class Schedule Following Student Protest |
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LISD board to consider administrative hire |
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LISD administrator writes book about early educator E.C.
Struggs |
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LISD supports plan for tax zone |
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LISD swimming coach named state coach of the year |
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Former Waxahachie administrator to head LISD human resources |
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Lubbock ISD administration hires two |
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LISD board looks to fill more positions |
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LISD creates yet another salaried position to focus upon
staff, not students |
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LISD earns top financial accountability rating |
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Dealing with controversial reading materials poses challenge
for LISD |
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Having kids wash their tables stopped at Lubbock schools,
parents object!,
Listener
comment |
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Rollo takes over professional development for LISD teachers |
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LISD to work Obama Speech into Curriculum |
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School board expected to hire executive director |
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LISD head says technology, not politics, the reason
broadcast stopped |
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Lubbock High School gets new principal |
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LISD gives $5 million in pay raises |
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LISD board to look at raises amid shortfall |
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LISD Board “Flexible” On Alcohol Variances |
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LISD names two more leaders |
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Not to TTU anymore, Berhl Robertson join LISD as top
administrative officer |
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Lubbock ISD fails to meet Adequate Yearly Progress -
again! |
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Lubbock ISD, other area
districts have most teaching positions filled
- so what's all the talk about shortages and needing to pay
more? |
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Kelly Trlica named chief academic officer |
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LISD board to consider hiring CAO |
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New Superintendent says: Neighborhood Schools Need Support
from Neighborhood |
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New LISD head plans to update the district's structure to
reflect that of higher-performing areas |
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Lawsuit against Lubbock Independent School District Dropped |
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New LISD superintendent plans
new focus for district
- praise be! |
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Local pre-K funding has been restored |
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New coaches named for Monterey High School |
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Hardin retires from LISD position |
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LISD board OKs change for elections |
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Lubbock High makes Newsweek top schools list,
Lubbock ISD below federal regulations for schools |
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LISD board takes up staggered elections this week |
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Retiring Havens reflects on challenges, successes as head of
LISD |
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Coronado orchestra director takes his final bow |
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Lubbock High School Choir performs at Kennedy Center |
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LISD board, Garza agree to three-year contract |
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Garza introduced to LISD |
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Former LISD program coordinator,
Janie Sue Esparza, sentenced for stealing Federal "No Child
Left Behind" funds -
press release not yet posted at time of my posting |
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Garza stresses extracurriculars |
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LISD picks
Karen Garza, chief academic officer of Houston ISD and
Canyon native, as superintendent. Garza is a UH-Victoria
graduate and has a PhD from University of Texas.
Bio-sketch from LISD |
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LISD interviews superintendent candidates but list not
narrowed |
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LISD to start interviewing candidates |
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LISD opts not to extend superintendent deadline |
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LISD may give applicants longer |
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LISD could have to hire 24
hard-to-find math, science teachers
- I'm sure they're unhappy about this! It gets in the way of
hiring more administrators. |
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LISD Discuss Graduation Requirements |
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Athletic director Gary Gaines
returning to Odessa Permian as head coach |
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LISD cites several factors for disappointing deficit,
Auditor blames LISD deficit on interest loss, fuel costs |
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Dropped balls & misunderstandings: The Lubbock ISD question
goes unanswered |
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Lubbock ISD admits to dropping
ball - nothing of
importance has been answered |
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School Board President Says LISD Police Response Is
Unacceptable |
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Lubbock ISD police not sent to Estacado High School |
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All
Four LISD High Schools Qualify for State Academic Decathlon |
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Focus groups discuss superintendent |
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LISD OKs cell phone seizure plan |
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Search firm proposes timeline with new chief in-place by mid-summer |
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LISD Hires Moses To Help Find Superintendent |
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Former LISD chief gets consulting role in Lubbock superintendent hunt |
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Lubbock ISD to begin enlisting firms for superintendent search |
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Haven's retirement agreement that pays him a full year even if a replacement
if found (pdf) - thanks to KFYO News |
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Wayne Havens to step down as failed school chief |
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LISD board approves at-large election changes |
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LISD trustees to vote on plan to change ballot structure |
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100% of
Lubbock high schools and 60% of middle schools fail to meet Adequate Yearly
Progress! |
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Lubbock ISD below federal regulations for schools |
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Lubbock ISD Starts To Implement New Sex Education Curriculum |
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LISD, Frenship, Cooper see good news in SAT
scores - once again, ignore the
failures, still 1/2 of Lubbock High Schools are BELOW the average. |
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Lubbock school districts see mostly positive results on ACT |
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LISD trustees likely to approve $182 million budget |
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TEA: Two
Lubbock high schools "unacceptable" academically |
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Both
Estacado & Monterey High School rated Academically Unacceptable |
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LISD sees mixed bag in state ratings |
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LISD Promises Pay Raises It Cannot Afford,
LISD trustees give employees 3 percent raise |
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LISD may decide on teacher pay raise Thursday;
no plan to raise tax rate - it's
still a tax increase as it will be higher than the Effective Rate |
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Video evidence leads to former Lubbock ISD administrator's arrest for theft |
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Single-member districts benefitted LISD
- How? The minority dominated schools continue to fail each year. |
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New budget could put LISD in bind
- what about taxpayers? Anyone care? |
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LISD experiences ups and downs in TAKS testing |
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Dan Pope to be installed on LISD board |
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Lubbock students say drug use common
- how is this possible in our oh so perfect school district which believes
itself beyond criticism? |
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What Newsweek’s School Rankings Won’t Tell You,
Lubbock High
School in Newsweek's top high school list |
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Newsweek's top public high schools in Texas |
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Lubbock Gangs: From The Streets Into Schools |
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LISD may ask for illness exclusion to save funding |
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Incumbent Ybarra
wins with 55.52% over Chavez |
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El Editor
visits with LISD board candidates |
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Ybarra raises four times Chavez's donations |
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Waller Sues Lubbock ISD for sexual harassment |
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Lubbock Independent School District Turns 100 |
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Neighbors battle in District 1 LISD board race |
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LISD tightens belt with changes in personnel but plans no layoffs |
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Two LISD board candidates may get new terms with no election |
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Chavez hits the LISD campaign trail |
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Application deadline extended for Lubbock's first all-girl school
- not enough signed up as separatists yet |
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Lubbock school board to get investments report |
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LISD ups pay for substitutes |
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Lubbock ISD Addresses Shooting Threat, Text Messaging |
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Haven's says teachers “Devastated” by minority study
- what hogwash, it is an openly known fact that
LISD new hires are told they must take a job, when they are open, in East
Lubbock for 3 years and then they will be "rewarded" with a job in a
"better" school. If the teachers are upset, they should take it out on
Havens. The numbers do not lie and he is the one short changing East Lubbock
schools. |
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New Study of Texas’s 50 Largest School Districts Finds Significant Teacher
Quality Gaps Throughout The State,
Lubbock ISD's report |
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Lubbock's all-girl school may be tough to get into |
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Mario Ybarra Seeks Re-Election |
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Three LISD board seats open for next year; incumbents will run again |
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LISD partners awarded recognition for efforts |
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Dan Pope to Announce Candidacy for LISD School Board District #5 |
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Lubbock
teachers gain TCTA statewide educator awards |
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Lubbock ISD's first all-girl school
offers another option - What
about the boys? |
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All-girls
school names first principal: Kim Perry |
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Lubbock
ISD board extends contract of boss Wayne Havens beyond his
certification date, again,
See TEA special waiver dates here |
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Lubbock ISD looks at solar in long term energy plans
- if they would focus on education they might begin to do their jobs |
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Magazine ranks LISD's technology center on top
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Haven's "temporary" and special waiver Certificate to be a
Superintendent |
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LISD chief Havens shows he knows little of business economics |
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All-Girl School Coming to Lubbock ISD
- fine, where's the all-boys school? |
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Surveillance Cameras Installed In New Elementary Schools |
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LISD
appoints Double-Knit Dan Pope as new board member |
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Six people show interest in Griffin's post |
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Tax scoreboard shows Lubbock residents ahead |
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LISD to raise spending by less the 1% in next year |
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LISD trustees to cut tax rate by 33 cents |
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Atkins Unacceptable, LISD Frustrated |
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Lubbock School Board Gives Teachers Raises and Amends School Codes |
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Lubbock ISD Builds Two Schools While Attempting To Recruit From
Other Districts
- I thought they said competition for students was bad??? |
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District's centennial celebration to include lessons on Lubbock's
100-year history |
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LISD offers signing bonus for certain teachers |
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Some LISD elementary schools have no recess equipment |
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LISD seeks help with tax burden, State asked to share in Social
Security costs |
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Technology center puts high-tech spin on vocational training |
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LISD Fined, Environmental Violations |
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Lubbock ISD Names Former MOJO Coach Athletic Director,
Odessa’s loss is Lubbock’s Gaines |
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LISD parents get online tool to see students' grades |
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Class sizes smaller in Region 17, Havens claims more state money
needed |
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Estacado High to get its own softball field
- more wasteful spending not going toward basics at a campus
struggling to pass testing requirements |
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LISD board votes to extend Havens' contract, gives him 10 Grand
raise |
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LISD hopes for approval of new, 'innovative' classes |
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Shooter: Lubbock ISD should be held accountable for poor education |
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Fired LISD Employee Sues |
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LISD officials name two new schools |
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Take this
story and compare to Havens' comments in the story below:
Testimony suggests pornographer had run of school |
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LISD Superintendent Says Lubbock Schools Are Safe
- a false sense of security is a dangerous thing |
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Area schools grow, LISD does not & chief Havens ignores reality -
again |
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LISD tries new approach to curb violence in schools, uses mediation |
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Expert
says LISD claims that state did not fund mandated raises "patently
false" (1.5Mb Mp3 file) |
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LISD claims need of the 4 cents, says state didn't fully fund raises |
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LISD to raise tax rate by 4 cents |
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LISD notches increase in TAKS scores |
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Lubbock ISD administrative employment increased by 64% from 2001 to
2004 but teaching positions DECREASED by 2% |
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Havens spins poor Lubbock ISD showing as improvement |
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Pratt on Texas Percentage Comparison to Area Cities - updated |
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Lubbock ISD approves state mandated raise for teachers |
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List of school retirees |
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Former Dunbar Middle school teacher indicted by Grand Jury for theft |
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Appeal to to state needed to get Estacado High School moved from
unacceptable to acceptable |
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Several LISD schools rated unacceptable |
