10.24.05
Posted in News at 12:47 am by Paloma Cruz
Recent education news, as told by blogHOUSTON:
- Pearland ISD ekes out a bond victory - “Chris Elam points to this Chron story that says voters approved Pearland ISD’s bond proposal — but just barely: Voters in the Pearland Independent School District on Saturday narrowly passed a $58 million bond package that will pay for building t… [snip]“
- Spring ISD doesn’t let “no” vote stop it from raising tax rate - “Wow! Dan Patrick (KSEV-700) just spoke with Dr. Bert Williams, who led the charge to defeat Spring ISD’s bond initiative, and Dr. Williams told Patrick that the election defeat didn’t stop Spring ISD. At a board meeting on September 20, the trus… [snip]“
- HISD to raise tax rate; will fund pay raise and performance bonus - “Jason Spencer reports that HISD is raising its tax rate: Houston school taxes are going up because of rising property values and a 2-cent rate increase that is expected to win school board approval on Wednesday. The bill for the owner of the avera… [snip]“
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Posted in News at 12:40 am by Paloma Cruz
Tuition costs still rising — so is student debt
More federal aid is coming in form of loans, not grants
– reported by the Houston Chronicle1
Tuition and fees at the nation’s public universities climbed an average of 7 percent this year, continuing an upward trend but at a slower pace than the past five years [snip]
In Texas, tuition and fees increased by 6 percent this year, climbing to $4,830 annually for four-year universities and $1,510 annually for two-year community colleges. State lawmakers allowed public universities to set their own tuition levels two years ago, which led to record increases.
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Reminders:
- Houston Chronicle links expire after a few days because they’re archived. If you want to access these articles after that, you either have to be a subscriber or go to the Houston Public Library and access the database using your Library Power Card.
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Posted in News at 12:37 am by Paloma Cruz
Houston School Board Approves 2-Cent Tax Increase
Money Will Help Pay For School Construction, Renovation Projects
– reported by Click2Houston.com
[snip]… the Houston school board unanimously approved a 2-cent property tax increase that will help pay for school construction and renovation projects. The new tax rate will be $1.62 per $100 of property evaluation.
HISD residents will see tax hike
Rate increase likely to be OK’d, but trustee says it won’t be enough for coming year
– reported by the Houston Chronicle
The bill for the owner of the average Houston Independent School District home with a taxable value of $117,740 would be $1,907, or $147 more than last year.
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Reminders:
- Houston Chronicle links expire after a few days because they’re archived. If you want to access these articles after that, you either have to be a subscriber or go to the Houston Public Library and access the database using your Library Power Card.
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Posted in News at 12:35 am by Paloma Cruz
Texas students competitive on math test, trailing in reading
– reported by the Associated Press at ABC KTRK Channel 13
Eighth-grade students in Texas also outscored the national average on the math portion, but trailed on the reading test. Texas fourth-graders scored slightly higher in reading than the national average score.
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10.19.05
Posted in News at 10:54 pm by Paloma Cruz
News & other stuff I found recently (while on digital hiatus):
- HISD program reaches out to dropouts, from KTRK ABC Channel 13. “If approved, the district will create a separate school on the campus of Furr High School just for dropouts who re-enroll. It’s called “REACH,” which stands for Realizing Educational Achievement in the City of Houston.”
- Principal nixes school’s senior prom, from KTRK ABC Channel 13. “[snip]… the principal of Kellenberg Memorial High School canceled the spring prom in a 2,000-word letter to parents this fall.”
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