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Our FRIENDS NETWORK is 180 districts strong and growing!
For information or questions, email our Executive Director, Amber Fulton, at
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Click HERE to join online.
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School districts can piggyback on money-saving contracts available through two national cooperative purchasing programs under one roof, The Keystone Purchasing Network and PEPPM Technology Bidding and Purchasing Program. Both programs advertise and solicit sealed bids, which are awarded to the most responsive and responsible bidders. The result is higher quality at lower prices. |
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Friends to Friends
"Scott Milder is good for public schools!"
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DK Haney Roofing is a certified TIPS and TXMAS vendor dedicated to helping schools get roofing projects done. Schools have been our specialty for 23 years, so we can help you navigate insurance claims and board approvals. Our state-of-the-art roof management portal provides instant access to all your roofs and reports. Call 866.379.4846! |
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Advertise with Friends!
With more than a million hits annually on its website and more than 22,000 e-news subscribers, Friends of Texas Public Schools is making advertising/sponsor opportunities available to organizations wishing to reach school leaders across Texas.
For information on getting your organization's message out to Friends of Texas Public Schools followers and readers, please email Amber Fulton at Afulton@fotps.org.
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Friends of Texas Public Schools Scott Milder 830 Shores Blvd.
Rockwall, TX 75087
smilder@fotps.org214-497-6411
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Stop Doubting Texas' Graduation Numbers
By Michael Marder
source: http://www.tribtalk.org
Yes, Texas is at the top. Not just in job creation. And not just in oil and gas.
No, we lead nearly every other state in the nation on high school graduation rates. The Texas Education Agency announced it earlier this year. No. 2 overall in the country and No. 1 for many ethnic groups.
The only thing that stands between us and congratulations is one little thing: Many people don't believe it.
read full report...
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It's Cool to Choose a Texas Public School!
Posters are in the mail to every campus and school superintendent in Texas. Watch for yours and put them up for all to read the great things happening in our schools across the state.
It's a FACT: The Texas Graduation Gap Narrows Sharply Since 2007
The Texas high school graduation gap between the white student population and minorities has narrowed by well over half between 2007 and 2013. The graduation rate for African-American students rose 13.4 percentage points, from 70.7% in 2007 to 84.1% in 2013, while the graduation rate for white students rose 4.8 percentage points during the same period, from 88.2% to 93%. The graduation rate for Hispanic students jumped a remarkable16.6 percentage points, from 68.5% in 2007 to 85.1% in 2013.
This and other positive facts are featured on the 2014 poster.
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Record Number of Texas Students Taking ACT
The number of Texas students in the 2014 graduating class taking the ACT college admission test hit a new high.
According to a report released by the TEA, 116,547 Texas students took the ACT (up by more than 6,700 students from 2013). In addition, 45,717 Hispanic students took the ACT in 2014. The 2014 Texas Hispanic student participation rate (39 percent) is more than double the nationally ACT-tested population (15 percent).
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U.S. Public Schools are Better Than They've Ever Been
by Libby Nelson on vox.com
Polls about education in the US quickly find a paradox: most people like their neighborhood schools, but they think education as a whole in the US is going downhill. Everyone thinks their neighborhood school is the exception, not the rule. read more... |
FOTPS Office in Austin
Friends of Texas Public Schools
700 Lavaca, Suite 1400-2500
Austin, TX 78701
512-334-6555
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Worth Ave. Group offers insurance policies perfect for K-12 schools wanting to insure electronic devices. Policies provide replacement cost coverage and protect the devices on and off school grounds. Insurance works perfectly for schools with 1 to 1 programs, designed to issue laptops, iPads or tablets to students and teachers.
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Become an Ambassador for Public Education
Bring our Ambassador Training Academy staff development series to your peeps! Contact Leslie Milder for more information. |
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