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Texas Teachers Protest Cutting Education Funds to Balance Budget

By Jim Bell March 11, 2011

Thousands of Texas teachers are expected to gather in Austin tomorrow to protest cutting public school funding to balance the state budget.  They say Governor Rick Perry doesn't appear to care that thousands of jobs could be lost.

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State Senator: Ticketing Students Is Wrong Way to Discipline

By Jim Bell March 11, 2011

A State Senator from Houston says issuing tickets to misbehaving students actually does more harm than good, and it's time to find more fair and effective ways to discipline them.

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Lawmaker Says Proposed Budget Cuts Could Kill Public Schools

By Jim Bell March 9, 2011

A Houston state representative has introduced a school funding bill he says he won't vote for because it would sink public education in Texas.

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Texas Forestry Museum Opens New Classroom and Learning Lab

By Jim Bell March 3, 2011

The popular Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin has opened a new classroom and learning laboratory to teach young people about the forest products industry and its importance to the economy of east Texas.

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Rep. White Vows to Eliminate Disparities in School Funding

By Jim Bell March 1, 2011

Calling the current school funding system illegal, indefensible and even immoral, State Rep. James White (R-Hillister) has promised he will do everything he can to change it and make it more fair for small property-poor school districts.

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Lufkin Gets New Pre-School Child Development Center

By Jim Bell February 25, 2011

The Early Head Start program uses federal funding to serve low income children from birth to 36 months in addition to its established Head Start program, which serves children ages 3 to 5.

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