CE #4.1

1. How many people were killed yesterday in a terrorist attack on a French newsmagazine in Paris? Page A1 "One held in deadly raid..."12 people were killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris.
2. Why is the discovery of the tail of Flight 8501in the Indonesian Ocean so important? Page A3 "Tail of AirAsia plane..."
The discovery is so important because the jets all-important black boxes are located in that part of the aircraft.
3. What are two tips homeowners should be doing this week to protect their homes from the bitter cold? Page B6 "Freeze Tips"
To check smoke detectors and have safe heating equipment available inside.
4. What does Xeris Pharmaceuticals  sell that helped them to raise $17.9million from their investors? Page B7 "Austin Xeris..."
They sell a Glucagon Rescue Pen that is a treatment for diabetics.
5. Which of the 5 things to do this weekend interests you the most? WHY? Page D2 "The Long Weekend"
The thing that interests me the most is the Indie Chefs Week because it has 15 chefs from around the country that cook different kinds of food into a 15 course feast.
Short Answer:

Read the story on Page A1 "Fight for 'school choice' likely different this year" and answer the following questions.

A. Why does Dan Patrick think its important for public tax money to be made available to any public school student who wants to attend a private school?
Dan Patrick thinks that its important for public tax money to be made available to any public school student who wants to attend private school because it could save a lot of money for public schools and improve education in the state. He thinks that children that live in poorer areas and schools should have the opportunity to go to a good school and get a better education.
B. Why do opponents of his legislation, like Ken Zarifis president of Education Austin the largest AISD teachers union,  think this use of public tax money is illegal and shouldn't been allowed to happen?
The people who oppose this idea and think its illegal say that using the tax money is illegal because taxpayers in Austin give their tax money to the city and state and expect it to be used in ways that will benefit the city. They say that we as a city cannot afford to send underprivileged children to private school for a better education and the money shouldn't be going to that.
C. Which side of this argument do you think is correct? WHY
I think that the second opinion is correct because citizens of Austin pays tons of money a year in taxes because they are forced to and if they don't pay it on time, they just end up having to pay more so by using that money for children to go to private school and set up more school groups it wouldn't be fair. even though some children do need a better education, we can't use that money coming from the taxes of the people in Austin and around the state.
D. If your parents had access to a set amount of money and were able to use that to help pay for a private school education for you, do you think you would want to go to a private school?
Im not sure if i would want to go to a private school because I like seeing all the friends that I have now and you get such a different experience in a public school than you would get at a private school, good and bad, but also a private school might be fun. Overall I'm not sure if i would like my parents to have to pay a ton of money to go to a private school when we could use it for other more important things and go to a public school that didn't cost nearly as much money.
E. What if your parents only got enough to pay for part of that private school?
I still wouldn't want to attend a private high school, but maybe if it was a college I would try and help them pay for it because  lots of schools are expensive, even schools that aren't private. It just wouldn't be as much fun to me because I have gone to public school my entire life.