News
Articles - April 4 - 10, 2005
Sunday,
April 10, 2005
San Antonio Express
News
House,
Senate bilingual ed plans differ
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Texas
has 10 days to reshape testing plan
Washington Post
One
Man's Way to Better Schools
Friday,
April 8, 2005
Austin American Statesman
Property tax appraisal caps revived
Compromise offered to allow cities, counties to determine how fast
taxable values could rise
Fort Worth Star Telegram
House passes 2-year budget bill
Dallas Morning News
School standards may be eased
Some states could get flexibility on testing disabled students
Waco Tribune-Herald
Editorial: No to voucher$ Thursday,
April 7, 2005
Dallas Morning News
Texas House passes state budget
Austin Chronicle
Naked City
Senate Begins Tinkering With School Finance
San Antonio Express News
Editorial: First day of school a local call
Valley Morning Star
School finance neds new ways of thinking
Fort Worth Star Telegram
A matter of restructuring
Fort Worth Star Telegram
New standards, bill may squeeze schools
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Perry: Legalized slots, appraisal cap not likely to pass Wednesday,
April 6, 2005
Austin American Statesman
House tax plan spared many industries
Lawmakers navigate lobbyists as they pay for school finance
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Vouchers fuel passionate debate
San Antonio Express News
Property tax bid is seen facing uphill battle
Dallas Morning News
New state property tax proposed
Teacher pay raise also among Senate panel's ideas for school finance
Dallas Morning News
TEA stiffens school rating system
Many more schools will be 'unacceptable'; bill could spur privatization
Tuesday,
April 5, 2005
Austin American Statesman
Educators worry that funding won't keep pace with demands
Standards for schools have grown tougher
Dallas Morning News
Coalition furiously fights vouchers
Lawmaker: Opponents distorting impact of bills on public schools
Austin American Statesman
TEA sets new school ratings standards for 2006
Higher standards could make 1,200 schools 'academically unacceptable'
in 2006
New York
Times
NYT: Fixing 'No Child Left Behind'
Monday,
April 4, 2005
Austin American Statesman
House tax bill would help some more than others
Property tax relief would vary widely across state, with most going
to wealthier counties
Fort Worth Star Telegram
'Roadmap' deserves a little more respect
Dallas Morning News
Falling short: House budget doesn't right wrongs from 2003
Houston Chronicle
HISD has incentives to change merit pay
State is seeking a way to reward good teaching, and Houston's
system is seen as lacking
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