News
Articles - April 18 - 24, 2005
Sunday,
April 24, 2005
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Tax plan putting GOP in a bind
Austin American Statesman
Tax
cuts vs. children: Guess which side is winning
Saturday,
April 23, 2005
Brownsville
Herald
Supreme Court to hear school case in July
Special session for school finance becoming more likely, Oliveira
says
Thursday,
April 21, 2005 Dallas Morning News
House favors schools bill boosting tech spending
Districts would be required to spend twice as much as they do now
Dallas Morning News
School calendar bill spurs concerns
Under House measure, classes would start after Labor Day, end June
7
Fort Worth Star Telegram
House gets second go at tax-relief bill
Houston Chronicle
Municipal revenue lobbying has foes
City, county groups accused of 'drowning out' taxpayers' calls for
capping rates
Austin American Statesman
Commentary: W. Gardner Selby
Lawmakers' quiet feud could lead to summer session
New York Times
Districts and Teachers' Union Sue Over Bush Law
Wednesday,
April 20, 2005
Austin American Statesman
Perry aide asks lobbyists to pay for ads
Radio spots, mailings and follow-up calls would urge voters to support
Perry's effort to cut property taxes
Fort Worth Star Telegram
How much, how spent
Dallas Morning News
Last shot at TAKS grad test
This week's exam will be make or break for 11 percent of state
seniors.
Education Week
Several States Making College-Prep Courses The Default Curriculum
Tuesday,
April 19, 2005 Corpus
Christi Caller Times
Legislature can't find money for textbooks
Dallas Morning News
Missing the Mark: Senate school finance bill falls short, too
San Antonio Express News
Tax bills eye wages of sin for booze, cigarettes
Dallas Morning News
House GOP bristles at ad plan
Some who oppose tax bill backed by Perry fear they'd be targets
McAllen Monitor
Schools put too much focus on TAKS
Monday,
April 18, 2005 Austin American Statesman
OTHER
TAKES
Russell: Rethinking teacher compensation to reward results
Dallas Morning News
Kent
Fischer
Competition isn't driving out lousy charter schools
New York Times
At
the front of the flight over No Child Left Behind
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