Dewhurst calls school finance outdated at teachers’ rally
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst urged a special session on school funding after addressing hundreds at the Texas Classroom Teachers Association convention. He warned the Robin Hood system is a temporary fix and pressed for consensus on a new funding plan while stressing fair, campus-level incentive pay and ongoing reform concerns.
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David Dewhurst
Texas
Texas) Supreme Court
Dewhurst
Texas Classroom Teachers Association
Rick Perry
Vicki Huddleston
Anahuac Elementary
Alice Liles
Florence Shapiro
Plano
Kent Grusendorf
Arlington Republican
Joint Select Committee On
Perry
Shapiro
Study links school spending to student performance
A Texas A&M study links per pupil spending to performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. It finds about 6200 dollars per student yearly supports a 55 percent pass rate, about 300 dollars below current average funding. The work notes district size geography and poverty influence costs, with a caveat that results are suggestive not definitive.
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Texas
Texas A&m University
Leticia van de Putte
D-San Antonio
Joint Select Committee On
Laura Taylor
George Bush School of Government and Public Service
Kerry Grills Bush On Broken Promises In Texas Rally
In Houston and San Antonio Kerry blasts President Bush over a four year trail of broken promises, accusing him of economic ruin and polluter-friendly policy. He cites Texas job losses and argues for funding education and health programs with proceeds from a canceled tax break.
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Bush
John Kerry
George Bush
Kerry
Mexico
Vicente Fox
San Antonio
Texas
America
Bush Defends Record on Economy in Crawford
President Bush, in Crawford, Texas, argues voters face a choice between lower taxes to stimulate growth and higher taxes that would hinder job creation. He implies John Kerry would raise taxes, cites a February jobs report showing only 21,000 added and a January revision, and maintains the economy is rebounding despite past crises.
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Texas
Bush
John Kerry
Vicente Fox
Kerry
Labor Department
Bush hosts Mexican president at ranch in Texas
President Bush welcomed Vicente Fox at his Crawford ranch for talks aimed at repairing ties. They pledged to ease border security for frequent Mexican visitors and discuss immigration, trade, Haiti, and anti-terror efforts while avoiding divisive topics like water disputes and death row cases.
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Vicente Fox
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Fox
John Kerry
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United Nations
Haiti
United States
Charles Drar
George W. Bush
Sean McCormack
Senate moderates weigh modest tax cuts this year
Senate GOP moderates may back a limited tax cut package as Congress opens a $2.36 trillion budget debate. They oppose broader reductions amid record deficits and rising costs for veterans programs, Medicare, and other benefits, while party leaders seek unity ahead of elections.
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Goldman, Sachs & Co
Buffett claims Bush tax cuts favor the wealthy
Billionaire Warren Buffett accuses the Bush administration of tax cuts that mainly aid large corporations and rich individuals. He remarks that if class warfare exists, his class is winning, citing Berkshire Hathaway's annual report and noting corporate tax receipts hit a low point since 1934.
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Neb
Warren Buffett
America
Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Moderates Show Cautious Support for Tax Cut Budget Plan
The tax cut remaining faces broad support as a budget plan promises gradual red ink reduction while deficits stay large. Senator George Voinovich of Ohio appears inclined to back the Senate plan, continuing his role as a moderate who pressured Bush last year to accept less than half of the $726 billion in tax reductions he sought.
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Ohio
Senate
Bush
Perry
George W. Bush
Associated Press
Water taxi capsizes in Baltimore Inner Harbor during storm
A water taxi carrying up to 25 passengers capsized in Baltimore's Inner Harbor amid gusts up to 50 mph. Two women died, three others remain missing, and about a dozen people were rescued from the water. Naval officers aided, with 22 people removed overall.
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