Statewide bilingual teacher shortage widens in Texas
In Dallas and across Texas districts struggle to recruit teachers fluent in English and languages beyond Spanish for bilingual programs. State law requires districts with at least 20 students speaking a non English language in a grade to offer bilingual education in that language, widening the gap for languages like Vietnamese and Arabic.
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Five of six charged in school fight club case in Corpus Christi
An AP report notes Guadalupe Delarosa Jr., 21, on active duty, was en route to Texas after a Tuesday arrest at Fort Lee Virginia in a case accusing organizers of fights among mentally and developmentally disabled residents at a state school. Blizzard warnings persist in Amarillo with highways closed and blowing snow. In Houston, top teachers could win $20,000 extra under a federal pilot program if willing to relocate to a struggling school, with about 20 teachers to be chosen for a two year stint based on prior score improvements.
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Guadalupe Delarosa Jr
Fort Lee Army Base
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
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Houston Independent School District
Fargo mayor Dennis Walaker guides flood fight mobilization
Dennis Walaker, Fargo's longtime mayor, known for his gruff, people‑oriented leadership, is the unlikely linchpin in the city’s flood defense amid the high water crisis. He blends hard talk with moments of emotion as volunteers rally to protect the community.
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Fargo
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Dennis Walaker
Bernard Olive
Blake
Bible Verse About Finding the Lost and Restoring
A verse proclaims a mission to seek what is lost and restore what is driven away or broken. It promises binding up the injured, strengthening the ailing, and, in contrast, destroying the fat and the strong by feeding them with judgment.
Community Calendar Highlights Baytown and Nearby
Local churches and community centers host services and activities including Calvary Temple services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 7319 Breda, Central Baptist Church Children’s Church from 11 a.m. to noon, VEW Post 912 bingo at 2 p.m., and a 42 Tournament at St John’s United Methodist Church on Mondays from February 16 to April 20. additional events include senior exercise, softball, line dancing, rhythm walking, and library programs across Baytown and area centers with multiple contact numbers.
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Calvary Temple
Breda
Central Baptist Church
King Street
N. Main
Baytown
Market Street
Frank Butcher
Frank
S. Alexander
Call
1724 Market
Highlands Community Center
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Melissa
Bay Area activity and support group listings
Wednesday schedule includes Melissa at 9 a.m decorative painting 9 30 a.m TOPS 10 a.m Crosby Ladies and Lords chorus 11 a.m. Bay Area Networking Groups meets 7 30 a.m. E F Green Center near Ross S Sterling High. Bipolar Support Alliance offers free groups 6 30 p.m. at Texas Child and Family Institute Baytown. Highlands seniors offer line dancing 8 30 a.m. intermediate 9 45 a.m. ceramics 9 a.m. bridge at noon. Call 281 426 7561 or 713 600 1131.
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Crosby Ladies and Lords
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
E. F. Green Center
West
Baker Road
Ross S. Sterling High School
Independence Blvd
Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Baytown’s Fire Marshal Bernard Olive lauded for service
Bernard Clyde Olive Jr., Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator, is celebrated for decades of volunteer work in Baytown. Nominated by Johnny and Lorene Harvey for Citizen of the Year, Olive has led disaster planning, spoken on hurricane prep, cooked meals, and supported multiple civic groups since 1992.
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Baytown Sun
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Cathy
St. John’s United Methodist Church
United Methodist Men
St. John’s
Olives
Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square
Cedar Bayou
6Th Calvary Association of Living History
Hill of Rest
YMCA
West Baytown
Bicentennial Park
Rodeo Houston Go Texan Committee
Shon Blake
Goose Creek board suspends bond work at two sites
Goose Creek Independent School District trustees voted on Thursday March 26 to halt the 2005 bond construction projects at Pumphrey Elementary School and the West Town complex. They will continue discussion at Monday's regular meeting and host a parent and staff meeting on Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the Baytown Junior School auditorium inviting concerned citizens.
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West Town
Baytown
Baytown Junior
Bayway Drive
Goose Creek Board of Trustees
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