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More than 40 percent of students in the Alief Independent School District -- about 20,000 children -- are enrolled in bilingual education, English as a second language or other second language programs.

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As COVID-19 Strains School Budgets, Texas’ Historic Education Cuts Give Lessons

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 18, 2020 · In Texas, many school leaders are scraping by as they approve budgets for next school year. But they’re worried about what comes next and some remember lessons from 2011, the last time Texas schools found themselves in the crosshairs of a recession.

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Red, White and Blue: State of Education in Texas

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Posted on January 19, 2018 · Houston education leaders discuss everything from schools, child care, early education and Harvey impact

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Car Competition Opens New Opportunities For Houston Students

Gail Delaughter

Posted on February 23, 2017 · At one Houston high school there's a class that doesn't rely much on textbooks or blackboards. Instead, the lessons can often mean getting your hands dirty. And what some of the students are learning is taking them to places they might otherwise never go.

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Posted on March 17, 2023 · Some district parents want to fight the takeover. Others hope it will succeed.

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Rice president: His school’s research finds state takeovers of school districts don’t necessarily work

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