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Brownsville Education Case Study

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Texas is an immense state itself, with problems left and right and not a solution to many of them. The city of Brownsville is often forgotten and not given much attention when it comes to economic issues regarding the education level. Education in Brownsville might not be superior to other schools in the North because they an advantageous education system considering their rich economy. The BISD (Brownsville Independent School District) school organization is often criticized on the criteria of the low economic status the people of Brownsville obtain. What those people do not quite know is that despite the low income provided to the BISD funds, the students in the district are all brilliant minded with a poise to work hard and achieve high

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