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Five El Paso schools could be reorganized

By: Gustavo Reveles Acosta
In: El Paso Times
Article Launched: 8/18/2006 12:00 AM

"Fewer El Paso County public schools earned failing marks in No Child Left Behind Act ratings this year, but five high schools face harsh punishment because they have not met the minimum federal standards for the fourth year in a row."

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"In may have been inevitable, but it was still fascinating to watch. The formerly more than merely adequate University of Texas at El Paso was slowly spiraling out of control as its entire educational department faced almost certain decertification by the State of Texas higher education authorities. The rot was something to behold."

Exerpt: Day of the Ly'in Hos, the University of Texas at El Paso Story.
Copyright: 2005
First Refusal Rights: Simon and Schuster, New York, New York.