11.20.05

College Enrollment Slows Down

Posted in News at 8:05 pm by Paloma Cruz

And the old news continues.

College growth slowing
Enrollment is up only slightly as the state falls short of its goal for Hispanics
– reported by the Houston Chronicle1

Enrollment in Texas colleges and universities has slowed after a period of explosive growth, according to preliminary numbers released Thursday.

The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board reported 1,192,243 students in classes this fall — or 19,134 more than last year, a 1.6 percent increase.

The numbers, however, fall short of projections, causing concern among those promoting the state’s plan to increase enrollments to nearly 1.7 million students by 2015.

[snip]

More Latinos are attending college than ever in Texas, but higher education officials want to see greater numbers because Hispanics represent the state’s fastest-growing ethnic group.

While the statewide enrollment of Hispanics rose this year by 11,119, or 3.7 percent, to 310,574 students, their numbers dropped at colleges and universities in South Texas.

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Reminders:

  1. 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.

Debate over School District Plan to Reward Teachers

Posted in News at 8:04 pm by Paloma Cruz

More old news.

Trustees split over teacher bonus plan
Biggest rewards would go to those in poorer schools where scores rise
– reported by the Houston Chronicle1

Houston school board trustees were divided Thursday over a plan to pay bigger cash bonuses to teachers who boost test scores among low-income students than teachers who do the same in more affluent schools.

[snip]

A growing number of business-minded education reform advocates favor merit pay for educators, though teachers’ unions almost universally oppose the idea. Only a few public school systems nationally have tried linking a portion of teachers’ paychecks to their students’ test scores and there is little research to prove whether such incentives work.

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Reminders:

  1. 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.

School District to Reward Teachers

Posted in News at 8:03 pm by Paloma Cruz

More old news.

HISD working on plan to reward best teachers
– reported by KTRK ABC Channel 13

Houston’s school district is considering a new bonus system to reward the best teachers for their good work.

[snip]

The proposal could go before the school board in December. If passed, it would go into effect this school year. There’s a chance, in the next few years, the best teachers could receive up to $10,000 a year in bonuses.

HISD Drug Bust

Posted in News at 8:03 pm by Paloma Cruz

Catching up on old news.

HISD Makes Record-Setting Xanax Bust
– reported by Click2Houston.com

An 18-year-old student was arrested Friday in the largest Xanax bust at an HISD school since the district began a crackdown on the popular prescription drug… [snip]

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