Immigration really disrupted the social fabric back in Germany when the younger people left. We only know about this because someone saved these letters back in the 1800s and without them we have no clue as to what happened and what people had to deal with back then.
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New programs, like Texas Grant, which gives aid to students who are in need and have completed college preparatory work in high school, are being designed to help alleviate financial burdens of college students.Ray Grasshoff
You dont often hear about the hardships of those left behind back in Germany. This book tells of the deep loss and frustration felt by parents, brothers and sisters who stayed in Europe. Nearly two decades after his departure, Kempes family in Germany still clung to the hope that he would give up on Texas and return.
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Texas institutions need to work on their four- and six-year graduation rates, and we know that is something we need to work on. But, we also know it's not the only thing.
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If you look at why our graduation rates are low, it's because our high school students are inadequately prepared for college. But, I don't want to focus the blame on the K-12 school system.
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Bruno Bauer
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