Month: <span>October 2010</span>

Riding herd the hightech way

How much do a bunch of school kids have in common with a herd of cattle? That may depend on the school and the time of day, of course, but in two Houstonarea school districts, students are experiencing some hightech roundup security. Thousands of students in the Spring and Santa Fe ISDs are wearing ID […]

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Silver bullets are hard to find

Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden’s proposal for a statewide property tax was ignored by the Legislature in 2006 when lawmakers enacted, instead, Gov. Rick Perry’s Starve the Public Schools Act. Now, Ogden says he will try again next year. TSTA will wait and see the details of Ogden’s filed legislation before taking an official stance […]

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Silver bullets are hard to find

Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden’s proposal for a statewide property tax was ignored by the Legislature in 2006 when lawmakers enacted, instead, Gov. Rick Perry’s Starve the Public Schools Act. Now, Ogden says he will try again next year. TSTA will wait and see the details of Ogden’s filed legislation before taking an official stance […]

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Nightmare on ISD Street

A health insurance crisis facing employees of GrapevineColleyville ISD is nothing short of a nightmare. And although fingers may be pointing in a lot of different directions, the ultimate responsibility rests with the current leadership in Austin and its neglect of the public schools. As reported by the Fort Worth StarTelegram, teachers and other workers […]

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