What TEA would cut

from Texas school programs:Here are some of the $135.5 million in cuts the Texas Education Agency has proposed for fiscal 2011:

Texas High School Initiative programs: $15 million

Teacher Mentoring Program: $16.6 million

Middle school physical education and fitness: $10 million

Science Lab Grant Program: $25 million

Textbooks and kindergarten materials: $10 million

Life Skills Program for Student Parents: $10.1 million

TEA administration: $5 million

Texas Principal Leadership Program: $4.4 million

Source: Texas Education Agency

All districts are going to have to comb thru their budgets with a very sharp eye. Do you suppose our current board is up to the job?