Perry praises school finance plan on campaign swing
Gov. Rick Perry kicked off the new school year with visits to a Houston middle school and San Antonio schools praising a May funded overhaul. The $1.8 billion measure for this year adds a $2,000 pay raise for teachers, counselors and nurses, bonus funds for student performance, extra per pupil money, and a uniform August start date starting 2007-08. Perry seeks re election as candidates Strayhorn Friedman Bell Werner contest the race.
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Growth tests school capacity across Goose Creek district
Goose Creek ISD faces rapid enrollment growth with 15 portable rooms at Robert E. Lee High, 10 at Sterling, and 39 new teachers. Nearly 100 parents lined up to register children as Alamo Elementary adapts to shift. Crosby and Barbers Hill also report early signs of growth and a smooth start to the new year.
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