State testing reform urged to aid individual students
Opinion argues TAKS-like testing in Texas shows gaps in achievement across districts and socioeconomic groups. It notes high stakes pressure on students and teachers, cites NBISD superintendent Mike Smith advocating alternatives, and calls for a student driven system with targeted support to help every child regardless of background.
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Texas
NBISD
Mike Smith
New Braunfels
Comal
Smith
Tourist signs too costly for the editor
A reader criticizes the price of tourist signs at 3488 per sign, questioning the material and calling out city council for spending others money. The letter argues for signs but condemns high costs and cites a father's saying about spending.
Citizens debate city spending and letters policy
A reader questions how the city should spend rivers and criticizes the process while noting mayoral replies and council responses. The letter writer asks whether vulgarity is needed and cites existing workarounds, urging careful, wise city spending. The piece references Herald-Zeitung letters rules including word limits, contact details, and submission methods.
Today in History highlights from February 6
On February 6 2007 the calendar marks notable events across centuries. Reagan birth in 1911, Burr born 1756, France recognizes the U S in 1778, Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution in 1788, a 1899 U S Spain peace treaty, the 1933 20th Amendment takes effect, King George VI dies 1952, Titan missile test 1959, Iran detains a Wall Street Journal reporter 1987, Evansville crash 1992, Dominican Republic crash 1996 killing 189.
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Associated Press
Ronald Wilson Reagan
United States
Tampico
Ill
America
Aaron Burr
Newark
N.J
U.S
France
Paris
Massachusetts
Spain
U.S. Senate
Henry Stimson
Britain
George VI
Elizabeth II
Cape Canaveral
Wall Street Journal
Gerald Leib
Iran
Israel
I Ran
Evansville
Ind
Atlantic Ocean
Dominican Republic
Contact details for Texas federal and state officials
A list of offices for U.S. Senators Hutchison and Cornyn, Congressman Lamar Smith, Rep Cuellar, and Governor Rick Perry, with addresses in Washington Austin and San Antonio, plus telephone and fax numbers and web addresses where available. Includes one San Antonio district office and a state house contact for Nathan Macias.
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SENATE _ Kay BaiLey HUTCHISON Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Hutchison
Senate
San Antonio
John Cornyn Russell
Hart Room
Austin
West Sixth St
Lamar Smith Rayburn
Amarsmith
House
Loop 410
Henry Cuellar
Longworth
Rick Perry State Capitol
P.O
Digging Up Dirt in New Braunfels Cemeteries
The Comal County Genealogy Society through the Sophienburg Center chronicles early New Braunfels settlers and their graves. It details Prince Carl of Solms Braunfels, various colonial leaders, and the Verein Cemetery’s mass grave, murders, and notable burials.
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Prince
Carl
Solms-Braunfels
Germany
Sophie
Sophienburg
Texas
New Braunfels
Agua Dulce
Comal
Verein
Indianola
Everett Fey
Colonial Council
Prince Carl
Zink
Ervendberg
Koester
von Coll
Nicholas Zink
Louis Cachand- Ervendberg
Adelsverein
Louisa
Guadalupe
Franzeska Lange
Lange
Mexico
Mexico City
Theodor Koester
Seguin Street
Jean Jacques von Coll
Plaza Hotel
Adolph Nevendorf
Charles Dickens
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Herald-Zeitung
Ken Moir
Lil
Carbon
Gail Pospisil
Ken Valentine
The
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News
Heraldzeitung.com
George W. Bush
Pennsylvania Ave
Duncan Drive
Navarro
Suite
E. Commerce St
State House
Nathan Macias
Nathan.macias
State.tx
State Senate
Jeff Wentworth
Myra Lee Adams
Goff
Patricia Arnold
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