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	<title>Southeast Texas P-16 Council &#187; News notes</title>
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		<title>New Texas jobs will favor the educated, report says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[High School]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[diplomas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be 1.3 million new jobs created in Texas from 2008 to 2018,  a new study by  shows. For those with just a high school diploma, the number of jobs estimated to be create by 2018  drops to 559,000 For those without a high school diploma that number drops even further to 356,000 &#8212; a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBOE le da el okay a TEKS para nuevos cursos de tecnología</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/06/sboe-le-da-el-okay-a-teks-para-nuevos-cursos-de-tecnologia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Career Technical Education (CTE)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Educacion Técnica de Carrera]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preparatoria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Debido a la naturaleza cambiante de la informática y el entorno digital, El Consejo Estatal de Educación aprobó hoy una revisión y expansión substancial del Conocimiento y Habilidades Esenciales de Tejas (TEKS) para Aplicaciones de Tecnología para kindergarten al octavo grado, así como 13 cursos de la preparatoria. Los nuevos estándares del currículo serán implementados [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuevas cifras de Empleo son Publicadas</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/06/nuevas-cifras-de-empleo-son-publicadas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trabajos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nuevas estadísticas laborales de MSA de Beaumont y Área de la Fuerza Laboral de Trabajos, la Economía, y la Pagina del Sureste de Tejas (bajo la pestañilla de data). Año sobre año, el mayor crecimiento ha sido en la minería, explotación forestal y el sector de construcción (10.4%) y los Servicios Profesionales y Empresariales (8.6%). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed education site gives tours of colleges, universities and more</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial aid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[university]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want a quick introduction to a college or university you are thinking about attending? &#160; The Federal Department of Education&#8217;s http://studentaid.ed.gov/&#160;web site has tours complete with dozens of information fact about the college to help you decide. &#160;It includes names of contacts, degrees offered, sports, nearby attractions and more&#8230;.&#160; &#8220;Campus Tours: &#8220; Lamar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Kollege2 career day draws 360 students</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/05/kids-kollege2-career-day-draws-360-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 20:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Career Exploration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[careers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More photos at Kids Kollege2 Kids Kollege 2, held yesterday at Lamar State College-Orange was a great success.  Approximately 36o students from throughout the Golden Triangle participated in the day of career exploration.  There were 12 career classes ranging from Solar Energy and Instrumentation to Nursing and Pharmacy Tech.  Fourteen Junior High or Intermediate schools from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February and March Spanish newsletters posted</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/05/february-and-march-spanish-newsletters-posted/</link>
		<comments>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/05/february-and-march-spanish-newsletters-posted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spanish versions of the Southeast Texas P-16 Council&#8217;s February and March newsletters done by our Teresa, our translator, have been posted on our News page.]]></description>
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		<title>Most TX students meet promotion requirements</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/most-tx-students-meet-promotion-requirements/</link>
		<comments>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/most-tx-students-meet-promotion-requirements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbuser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[K-12]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taks Math Reading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The vast majority of this year&#8217;s Texas fifth and eighth-grade students passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) mathematics and reading tests, meeting one of the requirements for promotion to the next grade. Results released today show that 87% of the fifth-grade students who took the TAKS reading exam in English passed it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP course get college-lift</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/ap-course-get-college-lift/</link>
		<comments>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/ap-course-get-college-lift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbuser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The College Board is making changes to the AP courses that give more emphasis on what Colleges say they need:  better understanding, better ability to reason and apply knowledge. The revisions are also designed to accomplish the following broad goals: Enable teachers to design curriculum that best serves the needs of each student Articulate clearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBOE okays TEKS for new technology courses</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/sboe-okays-teks-for-new-technology-courses/</link>
		<comments>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/sboe-okays-teks-for-new-technology-courses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbuser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Technical Education (CTE)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K-12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[computers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology Applications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN – Because of the changing nature of computer science and the digital environment, the State Board of Education today approved  a substantial revision and expansion of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications for kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as to 13 high school courses. The new curriculum standards will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SETXP-16 brings message to Hispanic Conference</title>
		<link>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/setxp-16-brings-message-to-hispanic-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://setxp16.org/wp/2011/04/setxp-16-brings-message-to-hispanic-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbuser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southeast Texas P-16 Council brought its message to the Hispanic Family Conference hosted by the Catholic Diocese of Beaumont at the Beaumont Civic Center and the St. Anthony Cathedral complex. SETXP-16 sponsored speaker Gonzalo Robles, founder of the Café con Leche initiative who spoke to both youth and adults on the importance of finishing high [...]]]></description>
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