TAAS change seen as mixed blessing for bilingual students
Educators warn the new law requiring bilingual students to take TAAS may lower scores and hurt district ratings while offering waivers for recent arrivals and unschooled students. Beginning next year all limited English students must take an English reading test, with districts like Dallas and Hays preparing for the shift amid concerns about how scores will reflect on accountability measures.
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United States
Donna Haschke
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
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Ervin Knezek
Hays Consolidated
Kyle
Knezek
U.S
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William Webster
Dallas Morning News
San Angelo JV baseball player alleges bat beating by teammates
A 16 year old San Angelo high school junior varsity baseball player claims six teammates pinned him down after practice on March 22 and beat him with a wooden baseball bat. Police say bruising and the account prompted an investigation after school officials met with the student and parents.
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San Angelo JV
SAN Angelo
Ted Leps
Itinez
San Angelo Stada
Feld
Ing
Subcommittee weighs privacy issue amid Internet growth
In Austin, business leaders urged a House subcommittee to avoid strict privacy laws, arguing self regulation suffices as customers skip unsatisfactory sites. Consumers Union calls for protections in sensitive areas while preserving government oversight. Texas lacks a comprehensive privacy law amid rising data use and sales concerns.
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Austin
Rick Lane
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
House
State Affairs
Lane
Rod Schneider
Consumers Union Southwest
Schneider
Pete Laney
Dhale Center
Rebecca Payne
Texas
Simesses
Memorial honors deputy slain with two others in ambush
Alyssa-Lynn Stephenson, three, daughter of slain Atascosa County Deputy Mark Stephenson, wipes her eye during a Pleasanton memorial service for her father and two fellow officers killed in an October ambush.
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Alyssa-Lynn Stephenson
Atascosa County
Mark Stephenson
Pleasanton
Amarillo leads Texas in early census returns but trails nation
Census figures show Amarilloans returned 36 percent of questionnaires as of Monday, 3 points above Texas overall but 6 points shy of the national average. Canyon 34 percent, Randall 39, Potter 32. Early returns drive fieldwork plans and possible in-person follow ups, with daily updates through April 11 and final posting April 18.
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Potter County
Annie Young
Amarillo
Census Bureau
Young
Census
Kenneth Prewitt
Census.gov
Weatherford police probe slaying of 78 year old woman
Weatherford police investigate the citys first homicide since 1995 after Jean McGill, 78, was found dead in her home following a missing persons report. Police withheld cause of death at the request of investigators.
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Weatherford
Jean McGill
Weatherford Democrat
Russ Cassels
McGill
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