State audits fault Smart Jobs program in Texas
The Texas Department of Economic Development’s Smart Jobs program trained one third as many workers and created one third as many jobs as promised from 1995 to 1998. Funding shifted to awards and administration, undermining training and job outcomes. The state awarded 55 million in 1998 99, and funding was cut in January after prior audits showed poor performance. A separate Medicaid ruling finds access insufficient under a 1996 agreement affecting over one million children, with an appeal planned.
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Austin
Texas Department of Economic Development
Texas
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William Wayne Jus
Labor Day and the American worker ethos
Don Taylor extols Labor Day as a tribute to workers and the nation’s free enterprise system. He notes 1894 Congressional action designating the first Monday in September as a legal holiday and asserts competition spurs excellence among men and women striving to improve their lives.
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Don Taylor
U.S
Congress
America
Amarillo
Competition Drives U S Steel Pioneer to Peak Production
Don Taylor recounts Charles Schwab's factory chalk experiment that spurred a lagging mill to surge from six heats to seven then ten, illustrating competition as a key driver of excellence. He links this to America's high living standards, urging gratitude for free enterprise and a prosperous year ahead.
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Charles Schwab
Schwab
U.S. Steel
State auditor says jobs program fell short
The state auditor criticizes the jobs program while a spokeswoman for Attorney General John Cornyn defends it. Texas SAT results show little change from 1999 with verbal 493 and 500 math versus 494 and 499 last year. National averages were 505 verbal and 514 math in 2000. Texas Education Commissioner Jim Nelson cites more test takers as a factor in flat scores.
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John Cornyn
Texas
College Board
Texas Education
Jim Nelson
Before I Was Married Brisendine Delivers Growing Up
A reader praises Brian Brisendine for his humorous column Now grown and married he writes a witty piece that evokes memories of his precocious youth. The letter from Glenda Dyess thanks the Brownfield News for the enjoyment and notes ongoing friendship despite living elsewhere.
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Brownfield
Brian Brisendine
Brian
Glenda Dyess
Contact details for Texas lawmakers and offices
A list of fax numbers and addresses for state legislators. Includes Sen Rupert Duncan and State Rep Gary Walker offices in Austin with box numbers and phone lines. Plains and Austin area contact lines vary, including fax numbers 512 463 1849 and 806 749 2828, plus additional local lines.
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Kay Bailey Hurcuison
Texas
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
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Russell Burpine
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Lappock
Larry Compest
Longworth Bupp
Luppock
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Rupert Duncan
Gary Walker
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Plains
Molding children like Play Dough shapes and care
Gina Caswell Kelly compares parenting to shaping Play Dough removed from its can. Parents mold children by guiding growth shielding them from harmful pressures, then release them to face the world with a preserved shape. Are you molding your children or leaving them to others.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
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