Barbers Hill Goes High Tech With 625 Laptops
The Barbers Hill Middle School district distributed 625 laptops to all seventh and eighth graders using 850000 from the 2002 bond. Laptops feature DVD players and word processors, enabling home and classroom access while software filters block inappropriate sites. Critics say cost and maintenance questions linger, but editors see potential for equal access and enhanced learning.
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Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Input
The Baytown Sun invites public discussion during its weekly editorial board meeting held at 2 p.m. Wednesdays. To schedule, contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302. Board members listed include Wanda Gamer Cash, David Bloom, Joseph Lohan, Dee Anne Navarre, Jim Finley, and Jane Howard Lee.
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Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public interest topics. Submissions must be original, signed, include a non publishing address and phone, and may be edited or rejected. Send to Wanda Gamer Cash or David Bloom, The Baytown Sun, P O Box 90, Baytown 77522. fax 281 427 1880. or email sunnews bay townsun com.
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TV and laptop hype in schools sparks Texas funding suit
Local districts sue Texas over education funding, arguing current dollars fail to boost achievement. The Barbers Hill district recently spent 850000 on student laptops, with officials claiming technology will fix public education, while critics note mixed results from years of TV and calculator use.
Inconsistent Texas Education Stance Criticized
Baytown columnist Cymus B Fletcher accuses Austin officials of flip flopping on school quality and funding. He argues the state avoids new revenue to support vouchers and charters while demanding private costs be borne locally, urging truthful leadership.
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Barbers Hill seeks laptop funding details from 2002 bond
A Barbers Hill spokesman questions the nearly one million dollar laptop purchase funded by a 2002 bond, asking what the loan term was and noting laptops have a 3 to 4 year lifespan. The concern: will taxpayers pay for these laptops 15 to 25 years after disposal. David Bradley, State Board of Education representative for Baytown area.
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Baytown Firefighters Help MDA Through Fill-the-Boot Drive
The 50th anniversary of the IAFF and MDA partnership honors Baytown firefighters for supporting neuromuscular disease causes. Baytown IAFF members joined the Fill-the-Boot drive aiding MDA life saving programs and the Vicki Appel Neuromuscular Clinic in Houston. More than 4,000 Jerry's kids attend MDA camps nationwide, including Camp for All in Burton, Texas.
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Online Opinions From Baytown Talk Forum
Readers weigh in on hot topics from The Sun's Baytown Talk online forum inviting public comment and debate on local issues and concerns.
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Public worry over frequent terror alerts and politics
Readers express frustration with ongoing terror alert warnings, questioning their accuracy and timing tied to political events. They urge agencies to act rather than warn, fearing desensitization and a breakdown of trust in authorities.
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Prayer for Safer Schools and Caring Teachers
A reader calls for prayers for safer schools as students return to class. The note thanks Crosby teachers Rusty Powers and Madelyn Dusek for making a difference and urges more educators who truly care about students’ well being.
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On This Day August 12 in History Highlights
A condensed history of Aug 12 events across years including the 1944 Kennedy tragedy over England, Singer's 1851 sewing machine patent, Johnson impeachment moves, 1898 Spanish-American War peace protocol and Hawaii annexation, 1953 hydrogen bomb test, 1962 cosmonauts, 1972 US troops withdrawal from Vietnam, 1985 Japan Airlines disaster, and Woodstock 94 opening.
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Baytown area history highlights span decades of change
Timeline notes budget boosts for teachers in 1938 Goose Creek, wartime scarcity signs in 1944 Tri Cities, 1950 Highlands robberies with stolen pants used to size suspects, 1952 Baytown Lee College budget hike and tax rate, 1975 Baytown police community crime program, 1990 veteran Wilburn Snyder earns two WWII medals, 2000 Baytown violent crime down but total crimes up, 2003 Mont Belvieu council debates water rights and annexation of Secret Subdivision.
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