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Monday, January 23, 2012

Texas School Puts Money Where It Really Is Needed.




In a desperate effort to boost student performance and save a school system from closure, one Texas school district has made the mid-year decision to eliminate its athletic programs -- in a state where sports are a highly coveted pastime.

The Premont Independent School District in South Texas lost accreditation last year after it had failed to meet adequate yearly progress requirements since 2007 under the federal No Child Left Behind law. Premont ISD was slated to close by this July, but the closure has been suspended to allow the district more time to turn around its student performance and attendance rates.

Read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/texas-school-sports-ban-p_n_1224155.html




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