HoustonChronicle.com - 2 in 5 juniors at Houston high schools failed TAKS exam

"Two of every five Houston high school juniors didn't make the grade on the TAKS exam that they must pass to graduate.
The Houston Independent School District's 61-percent passing rate is well short of the overall state passing rate of 72 percent. "

Houston, we have a problem! And who was claiming credit for the Texas miracle back during the 2000 elections?