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Failing schools have high percentages of under-performing students, disconnected parents, ineffective teachers and administrators and students with significant behavior problems. These schools are often located in poor and sometimes dangerous
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Some years ago, I convinced First Husband that we should take full advantage of the Perseid Meteor Shower by lying in the bed of the truck and staring straight up.
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This is the time of year when school ends. Is the celebration graduation or is it commencement? I graduated from college in 1954. I had been drafted, but the start
Read moreFrom where I sit on my bus I’m just an ordinary guy in small town Texas, but last fall I set out to do something that I had never even
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AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers have yet to cast final votes on the marquee issues of the 86th regular session of the Legislature: the state budget, school finance reform and property
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Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) made clear that he supports legal protections to ensure health insurance coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions. While congressional Democrats spent their week in a tailspin
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The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is at a tipping point. Border Patrol officials tell us that they don’t have the resources or capacity needed to detain
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The last day of school is fast approaching. As usual, teachers are exhausted (students are too) and the last day of school cannot come fast enough. After a brief respite
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