05.24.06
math required
Tax bill includes surprise for teens
Most students will soon have to take four years of science, math to get diplomas
– reported by the Houston Chronicle
An aggressive proposal tucked inside the Legislature’s property tax relief bill will require most students to take four years of math and science to graduate from high school — a move experts say will put Texas youngsters ahead of the pack academically.
Though most area educators applaud the concept, they’re now scrambling to figure out how to hire the extra teachers and build the new labs needed to comply with the bill, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Rick Perry in the next week.
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