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Alto,
Texas - Most parents push to their children the idea that
“Education is the key to success”, and until recent years,
children seemed to buy into it. It has been proven that
Education reduces costs to tax payers and contributes to a
better world. Prison administrators now look at fourth grade
(pass/fail) test scores to project the number of prison beds
needed ten years into the future. Every dollar spent to keep a
child in school reduces the future possibility of paying the
cost to house and feed that child as an adult prison inmate, or
as a teen parent.
The 2005 Texas Education Agency Peims report showed 11,650
dropouts and another 65,511 students leaving the Texas public
school system to attend private schools, home schools or for
various other
reasons. East Texas public schools have followed this trend with
some districts losing enough population to drop UIL ranking from
5A to 4A, from 4A to 3A and so on.
Janette Moore of Alto, a certified teacher and
Mid-Management Administrator (principal), is among that
special group of dedicated teachers who remain loyal to her
dream of making a difference in the lives of students.
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