Public School Boards Struggle with funding and public pressure
The Wall Street Journal notes a national exodus of capable school board members amid rising educational and social challenges. Experts say local boards face criticism and abuse as governments take greater control to address spiraling costs, ghetto school upgrades, and new revenue. A bond election is planned with the Committee of 100 for Better Schools backing seven board members and most parents.
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Harold V. Webb
National School Boards Association
Chicago
Ronald F. Campbell
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Education
Committee of 100 For
Alpine schools place in regional Interscholastic League events
Alpine teams won 2nd place at the regional Interscholastic League contest held in El Paso last weekend. Individual Alpine winners included Jo Nell Pope and Mickey Dillon in debate and extemporaneous speech, Delores Owen in girls elocution, Joyce Neville in typing, Joe R. Borunda in the 800 yard dash, among others.
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Avalanche
Fl Paso
Jo Nell Pope
Mickey Dillon
Tommy Roberts
Delores Owen
Joyce Neville
Joe R. Borunda
Alpine and Corpus Christi clash over water and mountains
Amblin column praises a mountain water swap between Alpine and Corpus Christi as a remedy for discrimination and resource gaps. McCaleb jokes about trading water for Pinto beans while noting space age ideas may solve the mechanics, and a mocked advertising vanity piece closes the rant on commercials.
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Kenneth McCaleb
Corpus Christi
Jewel of the Texas Rockies
McCaleb
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