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    College system proposes tax, tuition hikes
    July 28, 2010 8:57 am
    Beth Kuhles wrote:

    The Lone Star College System is proposing a tax increase and tuition hike in 2011 as part of a multi-faceted plan to address state budget cuts and increased enrollment.

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    Lone Star College, Schools, City of Conroe, Montgomery County
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    Grades mixed on standards for schools
    July 21, 2010 4:01 pm
    Alan Fossler wrote:

    Texas’ standards for what schoolchildren should learn in math are “clearly inferior” to recently written national benchmarks, though the state earned high marks for its language arts curriculum, according to a new study.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, Montgomery County
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    Weekly calendar listings: July 25-31
    July 21, 2010 9:46 am
    Alan Fossler wrote:

    A roundup of reader-submitted listings of events planned around Conroe and Montgomery County.

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    Events, Shopping and dining, Schools, City of Conroe, High school sports, Pets, Montgomery County
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    UIL mulls conference realignment again
    July 21, 2010 8:37 am
    Alan Fossler wrote:

    Photo by FotoliaPhoto by FotoliaThere is growing support to create a Conference 6A that would send even more Texas high school football teams to the playoffs.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, City of Conroe, Montgomery County
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    CISD budget proposal would bump up tax rate
    July 21, 2010 8:13 am
    Beth Kuhles wrote:

    The Conroe Independent School District has proposed a one-cent tax increase in the upcoming budget to pay for more staff and increased debt payments to build and renovate schools for a growing student population.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, City of Conroe, Montgomery County
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    CISD aims to shine light on tennis courts
    July 21, 2010 7:51 am
    Beth Kuhles wrote:

    The Conroe Independent School District will seek bids on a project to install lights at tennis courts within the district and is expected to decide in August whether to fund the grassroots initiative.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, High school sports, Montgomery County
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    YMCA's Operation Backpack is under way
    July 19, 2010 9:21 am
    Alan Fossler wrote:

    The 6th Annual YMCA Operation Backpack, Greater Houston's largest school supply drive, is gearing up to help more than 40,000 Greater Houston area children start the school year off right.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, City of Conroe, Volunteering, Montgomery County
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    Most school kids flunk physical fitness test
    July 1, 2010 11:49 am
    Alan Fossler wrote:

    Texas students on average flunked the state's physical fitness test this year, though elementary and middle school children improved.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, Montgomery County
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    Community colleges face tough choices
    June 26, 2010 11:00 pm
    Alan Fossler wrote:

    The Lone Star College System has begun to enforce class sizes more rigorously than in the past, canceling classes that don't draw enough students and increasing average class sizes as enrollment skyrockets as property values stagnate and state funding drops.

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    Lone Star College, Schools, Montgomery County
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    CISD weighs tennis facility upgrades
    June 16, 2010 7:58 am
    Beth Kuhles wrote:

    Following a petition by parents and students from high school tennis teams, a Conroe Independent School District official estimated it would cost up to $1.2 million to light and improve courts at College Park, The Woodlands, Oak Ridge, Conroe and Caney Creek high schools.

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    Conroe ISD, Schools, Montgomery County
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