Debbie Ratcliffe Quotations

Occasionally, they get grants or small amounts of federal money. They have to depend on their state aid by the number of students they educate. They have an even tighter financial arrangement than a traditional school system does.

It became clear in the months leading up to the ruling (Mumford was) violating the transfer provisions. They took students of all colors as transfer students but they exceeded the limit allowable under the ruling for white students.

It is hard to predict how many storm refugees will ultimately come to Texas, and how many will be kids, I think no one knows, I think it's safe to say longer than days. I think we're definitely into weeks and months possibilities.

That certainly is not much of a consensus as when you have a 7-1 or 6-1 vote. And I know the board vote weighs heavily in that (TEA's) decision.

We're advising the schools to open their doors to these children and we're offering all the help that we can.

The parents and teachers need to know their reading scores in the next two weeks so that they can get some additional help or remedial intervention for those who didn't pass.

If recapture is in place still this fall and, if they haven't shared their wealth as they are required to do by law, then they become subject under Texas law to detachment and annexation, or consolidation.

If history is an indicator, our performance throughout the state improves every year.

These are issues that we're still trying to work through. It may depend on what the U.S. Department of Education tells us about how to treat them.