McAllen, Texas (Houston, San Antonio, Weslaco: crime, magnet schools, university)

[956kidd]

What? No they're not. There are plenty of good or great public schools in this country. Just because all of the RGV has ****-poor public schools doesn't mean it's the same everywhere else. And please let that be a delusional comment and not some type of excuse.

well actaully several Valley high schools are some of the best in the nation according to U.S. News & World newsmagazine.
Rio Grande Valley schools listed among best in the nation | nation, among, rio - News - TheMonitor.com

[j96g]

Mcallen, TX isn't that bad as some people make it sound, and believe me this is coming from someone who hated the Valley growing up. McAllen is much improved and growing, I would stay here, except for the weather. Houston doesn;t get as hot as the McAllen, but the humidity is higher there so their lows are not as low as McAllens, so it evens out. They do however, get almost twice the amount of rain as McAllen does.

[lemonfresh]

Originally Posted by 956kidd

well actaully several Valley high schools are some of the best in the nation according to U.S. News & World newsmagazine.
Rio Grande Valley schools listed among best in the nation | nation, among, rio - News - TheMonitor.com

None of those are "public" schools.

[lemonfresh]

Originally Posted by j96g

Mcallen, TX isn't that bad as some people make it sound, and believe me this is coming from someone who hated the Valley growing up. McAllen is much improved and growing, I would stay here, except for the weather. Houston doesn;t get as hot as the McAllen, but the humidity is higher there so their lows are not as low as McAllens, so it evens out. They do however, get almost twice the amount of rain as McAllen does.

I never said McAllen or the Valley are bad, I just like to keep things in perspective. No wild exaggerations or lies on way or the other.

[956kidd]

Originally Posted by lemonfresh

None of those are "public" schools.

if you are from the valley then you'll know they are public schools. they have open enrollment to ANY student. I know because I lived in Mercedes where Med High and Sci Tech both were located. I did attend The Science Academy its a public school. I just graduated earlier this year. When you leave junior high you get to choose which high school you want to attend.

[j96g]

Originally Posted by 956kidd

if you are from the valley then you'll know they are public schools. they have open enrollment to ANY student. I know because I lived in Mercedes where Med High and Sci Tech both were located. I did attend The Science Academy its a public school. I just graduated earlier this year. When you leave junior high you get to choose which high school you want to attend.

I think lemon fresh implied was that you go to a school according to where you live, example McAllen has three high schools and depending where you live, you would attend one of them. med high and sci tech don't seem to have those restrictions, so even though they are "public" they probably don't fall in the definition of public to lemon fresh. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[rnjamell]

I hear a lot talk about the huge Hispanic population. Are there other racial classes: Asians, African-Americans, etc?? And how is for them living in the RGV?

[NeoPlanner]

IDEA, Sci-Tech, Med High, and BETA are all public schools. They are located in various cities in the RGV, but students across the valley are given the opportunity/choice to attend one of these schools that either focuses in teaching, science, medical, or business. But if a student decides not to attend or take this route, they are put in a high school that is within their defined "zone." Unless of course you know someone in the school district or you have family working within the district, then the student can have a choice (or parent) on where they wish to attend school K-12.

[lemonfresh]

None of those are public schools in the traditional sense. They're specially schools open to a select few.

[NeoPlanner]

Originally Posted by lemonfresh

None of those are public schools in the traditional sense. They're specially schools open to a select few.

What do you mean by select few, and how would you know? I went through that stage in 8th grade when all my classmates and I were given the paper that asked if we would like to attend one of these schools. They've been public as far as I'm concerned.