Well, I'm glad that makes you happy (I noted your smiley at the end of the
message.)

Do remember that Texas has a population 23 million.  And yes, school
curriculum has gotten more difficult in recent years.  We also have a large
illegal immigrant population and the they tend to drop out early.

Denys

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Bruce Collins
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:07 PM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Texas Education System

From the Houston Chronicle (and the Associated Press)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4505682.html 
AUSTIN - One out of three Texas students don't graduate, and more students
drop out than finish high school in the state's largest cities, according to
education experts.

Statewide, more than 2.5 million students have dropped out of Texas high
schools in the last 20 years, and each graduating class loses about 120,000
students from freshman year to senior year, according to the San
Antonio-based Intercultural Development Research Association.

The research group says more than half of students in Texas' largest cities
drop out. The dropout rate among blacks, Hispanics and low-income students
is about 60 percent, according to the Center for Education at Rice
University.

The statewide dropout rate is about 33 percent - or 20 points higher than
what the Texas Education Agency reports.

Experts warn that the high dropout rate will lead to economic and social
problems.

====  :-)

Bruce



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