Tyler ISD Title I coordinator, Vernora Jones; parenting coordinator, Henria Armstrong; and administrative assistant, Barbara Burrow, received a Hope Award from the East Texas Crisis Center. The award acknowledges the tireless efforts Title I has made on behalf of children who have been subjected to violence in the home. For years, Tyler ISD Title I …
Tag Archive: Education
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Oct 06
Expert addresses local educators
One of the nation’s most respected experts in the education of black males, Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, recently addressed the faculty, students and parents of Ned E. Williams Elementary School. Kunjufu has authored 32 books, including national bestsellers Black Students: Middle Class Teachers, Keeping Black Boys Out of Special Education and An African-Centered Response to Ruby …
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Oct 05
Free the college football market
College football pretends it’s about boola-boola, but it’s really all about ka-ching ka-ching. By Donald Kaul The burlesque show that is college football has gone about as far as it can go. Each fall it arrives clothed in garments of academic integrity (the players are scholar-athletes, don’t you know) only to peel them off one …
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Aug 23
Battle of the bulge as big as Texas
By Todd Staples, Texas Agriculture Commissioner The latest “F as in Fat” report is out and the grades are not good. The research, sponsored by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, finds Texas has the unhealthy distinction of being among 12 states nationwide with adult obesity rates over 30 percent. …
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Aug 23
Their future, our fight
By Linda Bridges In the wake of a state legislative session that produced unprecedented cuts of more than $5 billion from public education, the back-to-school verdict is already in: 75 percent of Texans say our state lawmakers should not have cut funding for public schools at all (Texas Poll, July 2011). In fact, 90 percent …
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Aug 17
Back-to-school tax tips
Whether you’re a recent graduate going to college for the first time or a returning student, it will soon be time to get to campus – and payment deadlines for tuition and other fees are not far behind. “Be sure not to overlook any tax credits or deductions for education,” said Clay Sanford, an IRS …
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Aug 16
Back-to-school budgeting tips
By Jason Alderman Whether you’re a recent graduate going to college for the first time or a returning student, it will soon be time to get to campus – and payment deadlines for tuition and other fees are not far behind. “Be sure not to overlook any tax credits or deductions for education,” said Clay …
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Jul 27
Budgeting for ignorance
By Jim Hightower Will Rogers said that when Congress is in session, the public gets the same panicky feeling as “when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” Rogers’ observation can also be applied to the mayhem that has broken out in various smash-happy state legislatures. All across the country, right-wing zealots are wielding their …
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