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September 26, 2005
HISD: Kids need to get back to school"Every day kids are not in school is a lost academic opportunity," Houston Independent School District spokesman Terry Abbott told the Houston Chronicle. "We're hurting kids if they don't get back to school." The Texas Education Agency has set up a Web site to track hurricane-related school news such as school closings and openings. And Texas educators pitched in to evacuate affected communities. Read about it here.
And a sobering sentence in an AP article here on the tragic bus fire that resulted in the deaths of 23 who were fleeing Houston: "The company had contracts with schools to drive students to athletic events but made most of its money driving seniors to gambling spots such as Las Vegas ... " The piece details a bus company riding on the legal edge. School districts across America who hire charter transportation take note.
Posted September 26, 2005 3:05 PM | Hurricane Relief Efforts
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