Texas May Lose $7M Over Education Failures

Associated Press ^ | Sep. 04, 2004 | Associated Press

[Glenn]

AP is pulling out all the stops, it seems.

Some red-taper screws up in Texas and it's a national story about Bush.

[Dubya]

I believe this story is about the people who run Texas, not President Bush.

[Abcdefg]

Anybody know what section of the US Constitution authorizes Congress to fund state education?
I didn't think so.

[Founding Father]

It's the same section that provides for variuos welfare programs, FEMA, etc., in other words, like you say, it's not there.

[umgud]

I believe this story is about the people who run Texas, not President Bush.

That ain't the way the msm will spin it.

[WestTexasWend]

It's the losers at TEA who messed things up. Their incompetence is what caused Bush to start his education crusade to begin with. AP again.

[Dubya]

Maybe you can get Kerry to help you straighten us out.

[sweetliberty]

"State education officials said they may not have final results until February."

Hey dumb*ss; either the kids are cutting it or they're not. Here's a clue....if they weren't cutting it last year, chances are they're not gonna cut it this year either. If not, announce it. Won't cost you a dime to say so. Then next year, maybe you'll do a better job. It's called education....and it's what you're paid to do. It must come as a shock to realize that you're actually supposed to do something besides collect taxpayer money and sit back and tell other people how to raise their kids.

[Dubya]

I sure Gov. Perry reads your post.

[Abcdefg]

As far as I know, Kerry can't straighten anything out.

[Blood of Tyrants]

$7 million STATEWIDE? What does that amount to per school? $100?

[Dubya]

I don't know.

[dixiechick2]

In the article re-written by the Associated Press, you see the statement, "The U.S. Department of Education may withhold as much as $7 million from President Bush's home state for failing to tell parents whether schools performed up to standards under the No Child Left Behind Act."

In the original article written by Jenny LaCoste-Caputo for the San Antonio Express-News entitled "TEA's violation could cost millions " there was no mention of Texas being the President's home state.

Trust NOTHING with they byline of the Associated Press!

[dixiechick2]

they = the

[Numbers Guy]

$7 million STATEWIDE? What does that amount to per school? $100?

About. An utterly trivial amount given the number of students in the state. We're talking what, a buck or two per student?

[traviskicks]

Private schools wouldn't screw up like that.

[ibtheman]

This is just one reason I will not vote for any increases in funds to our school system here in Texas! They keeping asking for more money, more money! But never have any increases of education in the school system! But you always here ans see in out huge school systems of the upper higer regiment getting pay increses. You even here in Houston Independant School District of purchasing very expensive pieces of land, and not even building on it! Also time and time again, of corruption in the upper management of H.I.S.D all the time!

[Dubya]

We sure need a whole new school system. I don't see any reason for more taxes. I do see a large reason for better management of our tax money.

[Bonaparte]

What you said!