bullets13

Amen!

I've heard a couple of different things. As for the improvements... Either way, you're right about moving the topic... actually, I'm over it, talking won't change anything.

It's shafted. It's a government program that receives a grant every year. BISD gets money from the students just like every regular elementary school in the district, but they have to put virtually nothing back into it. 10 years ago, half of headstart's salary was paid by BISD... now none of it is. Headstart gets $2.7 million a year, which sounds like a big number, but when you figure the salary of 40 or so teachers at an average of around $41,000 a year, an assistant for each of those teachers at around $20,000 a year, administration, secretaries, cafeteria and janitorial workers, social workers, nurses, and other various staff, there is next to nothing left for the kids. On top of that, they're in the worst school in the district, even though it's arguably the most important school. This is the place where the underpriviledged get a chance to learn enough to start out on an even footing when they begin school with all of the children who've attended private daycare, or who's mothers didn't have to work 3 jobs to make ends meet and had time to teach them at home. With all of the pressure to have "recognized" and "distinguished" campuses, you'd think that a school such as this would be held in high regard, and be made into a top priority. Instead, they are continually pushed to the back, bled of funds, and forced to scramble to make ends meet while the rest of the district grows fat off the federal money they bring in. Soooooo, in the next few years, as all of these new schools are being built, if Headstart is "lucky", it will be moved to Fehl, which will be an equally inadequate, although slightly newer, environment for preschoolers. As for the bond building so many new schools, I'll believe it when I see it. I doubt very highly that any single project that is planned will be at or below expected cost. Eventually the bond will run out of money, and the schools at the bottom of the totem pole may or may not get what they have been promised. Of course, we will have a state of the art football stadium.

I could care less about the new stadium. I'm a huge sports fan, but I also teach for B.I.S.D., and I'm confused as to how my school (a 40 year old structure surrounded by 25 year old portable buildings) is on tier 3 of the bond, while a 30 million dollar sports facility is at the top of the list. Being where we are on the list, the projected "improvement" for my school is that two other campuses will merge, and we will be relocated to the campus that is abandoned. The projected campus is slightly newer, and has slightly fewer portable buildings, but is still only about two steps above being a dump. It all just doesn't make sense to me. If you'll notice in other districts that have really nice stadiums, they generally have really nice schools as well. Seems like our priorities are a little out of whack.

well, at least you're sucking it up in the EPL fantasy league. I'm not saying... I'm just saying. ;D

WOW! [Hidden Content]

This is one of the more impressive wins during the streak!!!

If you do, I'll join so i can have something to gripe about again

pencil yourself in the sweet 16. they MAY get past BYU and that is a big MAY.......but there is no way they can beat UCLA Actually, they're one of the few teams in the country with enough big, talented bodies down low to give Kevin Love some problems. If they can get good guard play that game, they're more than capable. UCLA also hasn't exactly been blowing their opponents out of the water. They've won a couple of close games lately against inferior teams, and been helped by the refs as well.

do you have a complete list for the hawks?

IMO the West is the easiest bracket. Baylor or A&M has a chance to surprise a few teams and make a deep run... of course they're both more than capable of finding a way to lose as well.

Man, they made Baylor sweat . Baylor's a lot like A&M. They deserved their seed, but you really don't want to face them.

Still a tough bracket with Memphis, Texas, Pitt, Stanford, and Michigan St

Even with only loss, I think Memphis is the most beatable #1. Glad to know that Texas is in there with them.

That would be sweet.

Kinda surprised to have already seen 3 mid-major matchups in the first round.

OU being a #6 surprises me a bit. NC can't be excited about possibly playing Indiana in the second round.

Is on right now. Which picks surprise you?

That's unbelievable! Someone's bubble just bursted!

Just for grins Tiger let this one come down to the 18th hole, where he sank a bending 24 footer for birdie to win by one. He hadn't made a putt over 20 feet all week. 5 straight wins on the PGA tour, 7 straight worldwide, 4-4 on the PGA in 2008, and 64 wins in his career. WOW!

Maybe we get to watch them here in Houston. ;D That's where ESPN is predicting them to play. I guarantee you there isn't a #1 in the country that wants to face them in the second round. They have a team that is capable of beating anyone, but they've been very inconsistent.

I wasn't able to watch the game... I guess UT is a #2 in the big dance.

I just looked on ESPN bracketology, and they currently have the Aggies as a #8 in the South bracket.

[Hidden Content] This probably bumps Tennessee down to a #2 in the tourney. If Texas beat Kansas tomorrow, they'll have the nicest set of 4 wins in the country. I think if the horns pull it off tomorrow, they're going to be a #1.

There's no way they don't make it. Before the Big 12 tourney, I wasn't sure, but now they've got to be in. I agree that they haven't played a really strong schedule, but two wins in the Big 12 tourney pushed them up to 24 wins. On top of that, beating K-state helped their case A LOT, as well as a nice effort against Kansas. Playing K-state and Kansas will also help their SOS. They're in. They'll probably get an 8 or 9 seed.