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Originally Posted by sokinwet
•Texas is #49 in verbal SAT scores in the nation (493) and #46 in average math SAT scores (502).
•Texas is #36 in the nation in high school graduation rates (68%).
•Texas is #33 in the nation in teacher salaries. Teacher salaries in Texas are not keeping pace with the national average. The gains realized from the last state-funded across-the-board pay raise authorized in 1999, which moved the ranking from 33 to as high as 26th in the nation, have disappeared over the last five years.
•Texas was the only state in the nation to cut average per pupil expenditures in fiscal year 2005, resulting in a ranking of #40 nationally; down from #25 in fiscal year 1999.
•Texas is #6 in the nation in student growth. The general student population in Texas public schools grew by 11.1% between school years 1999 and 2005, with the largest percent of growth seen among low income and minority children.
•Between school years 1999 and 2005, the number of central administrators employed by Texas public schools grew by 32.5%, overall staffing in public schools grew by 15.6%, while the number of teachers grew only 13.3%.
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Thanks. I guess I am just a stupid f'er. I guess my wife and I who are leaders in a major financial institution are just not up on things. I guess when we researched every school in our town and the neighboring towns and they are rated EXEMPLARY (the highest in the nation) that we where smoking crack.I guess when I am surronded by professional from across the counrty who decided to move to this area, included some incredibly affluent people, intellingent familes, who are invloved in the school district, we where all on drugs.. You do realize texas is about twice the size of Germany and many areas are dirt poor? But apparently you know more. Just curious, so you have kids in MA schools and then compared to Texas schools in the DFW area? Or are you just posting internet clips?
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