Lakewood, Bonham and Hexter elementaries honored for academic achievement

Nearly 300 Texas schools have been honored by the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) for outstanding academic achievement and will be honored in November at a San Antonio awards ceremony. Back Talk reader Kyle Rains points out the neighborhood schools singled out: Lakewood, Bonham and Hexter elementaries. Schools don't apply for this honor; TBEC selects the honored schools based strictly on academic performance compared with other state schools serving similar student populations; a high percentage of students must meet state standards on all tests and the school must receive "commended" status from the state on all tests.