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News Articles - September 6 - 12, 2004

Sunday, September 12, 2004

San Antonio Express News
Special education law at a crossroads

Amarillo Globe News
The lull before the storm

Brownsville Herald
Opinions differ on push for later school start

Saturday, September 11, 2004

Dallas Morning News
Hits and Misses

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Feds join Wilmer-Hutchins inquiry

Fort Worth Star Telegram
School districts are hitting tax ceiling

Houston Chronicle
Compressed public school year worthy of more study
Clay Robison believes the state comptroller has raised valid concerns about starting public school classes before Labor Day — too many holidays

Friday, September 10, 2004

Austin American Statesman
Investigators seize school district files

Dallas Morning News
Audit faults DISD
District disputes federal claim to $1.8 million of bilingual-studies grant

Dallas Morning News
School finance still a nightmare

Dallas Morning News
Schools not high on caps
Districts say tax ceilings spur cuts, make it hard to keep up with growth

TexasISD.com; AP
School finance case turns to accountability

Dallas Morning News
Some say TAKS exit test too taxing
Plan aimed at boosting passing rate divides ed board members

Thursday, September 9, 2004

Denton Record-Chronicle
State's case turns to accountability system

Austin American Statesman
Strayhorn: later school start could save millions
comptroller says beginning texas school year after labor day could save at least $790 million

The Beaumont Enterprise
Researcher defends adequacy study used by the Legislature

Dallas Morning News
Defense witness's report projected school funding crisis

North Channel Sentinel
Neely returns for visit to north channel

San Antonio Express News
Economist says school funding is plentiful

TexasISD.com
Data Show Schools Making Progress On Federal Goals

Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Austin American Statesman
Education commissioner defends school finance system
Neeley said her previous employer, the Galena Park district, improved scores under current model

Fort Worth Star-Telegram; AP
Education commissioner says Texas satisfies requirements

Dallas Morning News
Education cheif says districts have enough money

Dallas Morning News
Sboe seeks renewed textbook say-so

Dallas Morning News
Groups fight over sex ed in textbooks

Tuesday, September 7, 2004

KVUE
State misses federal deadline, loses money

Houston Chronicle
Let's not be quite so quick to devalue charter schools

San Antonio Express-News
Funding case is personal for lawyer

The Plainview Daily Herald
Administrator pay, overcrowding questions addressed as election nears 09-05-2004

The Empire Tribune
Area schools are ‘superior’ financially

Monday, September 6, 2004

The Dallas Morning News
Fee to former superintendent raises issues

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