Three area schools miss federal progress targets
Sixty Texas schools failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress for the third year, triggering free tutoring for low income students. Goose Creek districts Lee High School Anahuac High School and Crosby Middle School were among the campuses cited. The shortfall centered on African American ninth graders, with 84 of 94 sophomores in Lee High School taking math tests used for AYP, while attendance in all subgroups must reach 95 percent.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Education Agency
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Goose Creek
Lee High School
Anahuac High School
Crosby Middle School
Lee
Pinch of the Pump as Texas Gas Hits New High
The AAA Texas survey shows regular unleaded self-serve averaging 2.32 dollars per gallon in Texas, up 11 cents from last week and 54 cents from last year. Prices rose across all cities, with Corpus Christi cheapest at 2.28 and Dallas highest at 2.36 per gallon as crude oil tops 65 dollars a barrel.
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Irving
Texas
AAA
Rose Rougeau
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Rising gas prices strain wallets across the nation
The AP AOL poll finds 64 percent expect fuel costs to cause financial hardship in the next six months, up from 51 percent in April. Average regular gas tops $2.40 a gallon, crude oil nears $66 a barrel, and concerns hit low income, unemployed and minority groups most.
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Washington
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Associated Press
AOL News
Baytown approves restriping plan for Texas Avenue
Baytown moves to restripe Texas Avenue with two straight lanes and 22.5 degree angled parking on both sides. Completion date depends on traffic engineer plans and bid outcomes. City officials and local figures, including Councilman Scott Sheley and U.S. Rep. Green, foresee downtown revitalization with new offices and potential federal funding.
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Baytown
Texas Avenue
Scott Sheley
Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Mundinger
U.S
Green
Prayer blanket ministry comforts cancer patients at Trinity
Trinity Episcopal Church volunteers create prayer blankets to comfort those with cancer. Led by Micki Rios and Kathy Villemez, the effort invites any helper. Each four by five foot blanket features 19 Bible verses, is blessed at the altar, and given free of charge to recipients, with 58 made and 48 delivered by August.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Micki Rios
Kathy Villemez
Trinity
Villemez
Rios
Wendy Meeks
Nick Novak
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