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Campaign Touting Education as Priority
Gary Scharrer
San Antonio Express News
Friday, August 27, 2010
Texas school districts worried about the state of education are trying to enlist the public's help — even grabbing people at Friday night football games.
More than 5,000 e-mails will go out to school board members and superintendents today, asking the state's 1,000-plus school boards to adopt “Make Education a Priority” resolutions and encouraging public awareness campaigns.
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Waco-area school districts not counting federal money before it's in hand
Wendy Gragg
Waco Tribune Herald
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
While politicians argue about how to divvy up the money, some local superintendents say they aren’t counting the school funds created a recent federal jobs bill until they have a check in hand. “You can’t bank on it,” said Sandra Talbert, superintendent of Lorena Independent School District.Cash-strapped Lorena school district is asking its taxpayers for the permission to raise the tax rate this fall in order to keep schools open and keep teachers employed.
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King: PSJA must build on successes of recent years
Steve Taylor
Rio Grande Guardian
Saturday, August 21, 2010
In his State of the District address at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo last Wednesday, Superintendent Danny King spoke of the challenges facing a school district that has a high percentage of students from low-income families and that are not proficient at English.
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¡YA! Es Tiempo, Courage to Connect, School Opening Alert
Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Graduation for All – In this end-of-summer issue, learn how leaders in South Texas are spearheading work to secure educational excellence and equity. Get resources to support such partnerships in your community. And download a copy of the School Opening Alert to defend the educational rights of immigrant children.
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2010-11 ARRA Title XIV State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
Texas Education Agency
Saturday, August 21, 2010
This is a courtesy reminder that your local education agency (LEA) is eligible for 2010-2011 ARRA Title XIV State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) funding. If you intend to apply for 2010-2011 ARRA Title XIV State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) funding and have not certified and submitted your application through eGrants, the deadline to apply for the funding is Monday, August 23, 2010 at 5 p.m. Central Time. You must submit the grant application to apply for funding. Information regarding the 2010-2011 SFSF grant can be found at the link below.
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Hassle over education money worries schools
They fear that the Texas-D.C. fight might make the funds vanish
GARY SCHARRER
Houston Chronicle
Sunday, August 15, 2010
AUSTIN — Fearing hard economic times, some Texas school superintendents are cautious about the extra funding heading their way from an education jobs bill President Obama signed into law last week. Some might fill vacancies in the upcoming school year that otherwise would have remained empty. But saving much of the federal money appeals to school officials who worry a severe state budget shortfall will deliver a painful wallop in the fall of 2011.
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Potential Allocations for
Texas School Districts Under Federal Jobs Bill
(H.R. 1586)
August 24, 2010
Alpha District Listing
County District Listing
Equity Center Radio
| Friday, September
3,
2010
Todd Williams,
Kaufman ISD Superintendent
 Kaufman
Independent School District (KISD),
a school district 32 miles east of downtown
Dallas, will be holding a Tax Ratification
Election (TRE) on Saturday, September 25, 2010,
asking its constituency to approve a tax
increase for maintenance and operations
(M&O) of .13 cents. State law requires a TRE
anytime a school district raises its tax rate
above $1.04. Last year, KISD lost a TRE by 9
votes and now feels it is crucial for the
success of its academics to pass the proposed
tax increase. KISD’s superintendent, Todd
Williams describes to the Wayne Pierce, the
Executive Director of the Equity Center and
today program host, about the overwhelming need
for passage of the TRE.
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