Museum hosts aviation summer camp for youths
A museum runs a three squadron aviation summer camp for 12 to 15 year olds with activities from flying remote control planes to engine dissembles and flight plotting. WASP Ruth Florey will discuss women in World War II aviation while astronaut Jay Buckey leads the graduation event with ECISD superintendent Vernon Stokes. Enrollment is capped at 30 and runs June 6 to 8.
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Boldt
Dot Erwin
Ruth Florey
Women Air Service Pilots
Wasps
Erwin
ECISD
Vernon Stokes
Jay Buckey
Israelis urge Syria to rewrite history in教育 reform push
Israelis press for Syria to revise schoolbooks as part of peace talks, arguing that after a peace agreement Syrians should present the other side fairly. The study notes Syria’s view of Israel as a foe and the Golan Heights dispute remains central to talks stalled since December.
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Syria
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Rivka Shraga
Palestine
Middle East Media Research Institute
Middle East
Golan Heights
Zakkar
Damascus University
Golan
Arabian Peninsula
Shraga
Education Ministry
Yossi Sarid
Mahmoud Darwish
Texas teachers push for higher pay at 121st convention
About 600 educators gathered for the Texas State Teachers Association 121st annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency DFW urging higher salaries improved benefits and better working conditions over the next five years State lawmakers last raised salaries by 3000 but Texas ranks 35th nationally with an average teacher pay of 35178 annually North Texas leaders support collective bargaining though it remains contentious and largely avoided by teachers.
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Fort Worth
North Texas
Texas
Michael Miller
Silver
Miller
Stephanie Korchek
Salinas
Tornado Outbreak Hits Two North Texas Counties
Four tornadoes tore through Throckmorton and Young counties in North Texas Sunday evening, flattening a cotton gin, barns and multiple homes near Elbert. No deaths were reported in Elbert, a 150 resident town, as residents sought shelter in cellars.
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North Texas
Throckmorton
Elbert
Throckmorton County
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Young County
Olney
Steve Fane
Weather Service
Texas teachers face shortages as many consider leaving
Sam Houston researcher David Henderson notes that 43 percent of Texas teachers are considering leaving the profession. High stress from TAAS based accountability, poor salaries, and gaps in certification contribute to vacancies. State officials cite 44,000 upcoming vacancies with 14,000 new recruits, urging higher pay and a statewide health plan to improve retention.
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David Henderson
Sam Houston
Texas
Henderson
TAAS
Ignacio Salinas Jr
Texas State Teachers Association
State Board of Educator Certification
Mountain Picnic and a Grandfather's Quiet Redemption
A family plans a spring mountain picnic for the elderly grandfather. At the summit they intend to abandon him in a basket, but a young boy pleads to keep the basket. The parents realize their cruelty, rescue him, and reunite as a loving family with the grandfather welcome at the table and by the window.
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Ovessa
G.R. Albertson
D.O
D. W. Davison
D. G. Lang
M.D
Old Town
Gray
Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
UTPB
Southwest
Texas State Univ. Abc
Texas Tech University
Odessa College
William P. Hobby
The
Texas Senate
State Capitol
Texas Community College Teaching Association
American & Southern Political Science Associations
Texas Ranger
First Christian Church
Jim Gaddy
Denis Lane
Nimbus R.O
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