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Just a quick note to say I appreciated your letter to the Texas Senate regarding the effectiveness of our Texas public schools and their consideration of vouchers or grants benefiting parents and their students attending private schools. I know that's the role of Friends of Texas Public Schools and it is great to have an organization stand up for the kids, teachers and staff of over1,000 Texas public school districts.
- Tony Thetford
From one GPISD family member to another (yes, we still consider you part of the family), I'm extremely proud of how you continue to be our "voice of reason" in these turbulent times. I will continue to share your "discourse" and encourage our educators to STAND for our schools as well. Keep up the good work-you're amazing!!!
- Angi M. Williams, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools, Galena Park Independent School District
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your letter to the Texas Senate. We are so fortunate to have you in our corner. It saddens me that we have to get to this point but your letter with the many facts speaks volumes. I just wanted to say thank you!!!
- Gina Tomas
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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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Now is the time to budget and make plans to include the Ambassador Training Academy Staff Development Series as part of your strategic mix for 2015-16.Training the 600,000+ people who work in our schools to step up as ambassadors for themselves, their students, and their schools is the most effective long-term strategy for restoring the public's confidence in public education and neutralizing the destructive rhetoric leveled against Texas public schools. Ambassador program participants gain actionable strategies for raising morale, strengthening the culture of brotherhood, and restoring public pride, hope, optimism and confidence in their schools. Contact Leslie Milder at lmilder@fotps.org, or by phone at 214-498-7680 to get started.
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smilder@fotps.org214-497-6411
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When comparing students in similar socio-economic groups, U.S. students rank first in the world in reading, as measured by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Though overall Finland out scores the U.S. in reading with a PISA score of 536 to 500, Finland is at a distinct advantage with a poverty rate of only 3.4%. The U.S. poverty rate is 21.7% and climbing. In this comparison the U.S. ranks 12th out of 23 ranked countries. However, when comparing U.S. schools with less than 10% poverty to those countries with less than 10% poverty, U.S. ranks No. 1 with a PISA score of 551, beating even Finland.
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by Mary Ann Whiteker, Superintendent. Hudson ISD
The Senate Education Committee recently invited testimony from former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm in favor of vouchers, "I am worried about an education system that doesn't work. We know our system of public education is failing."
Sen. Donna Campbell, a member of the Senate Education Committee and a strong supporter of vouchers has publicly stated "Today we have a monstrosity, a monopoly. It's called public schools."
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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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Education 'experts' may lack expertise, study finds
The people most often cited as "education experts" in blogs and news stories may have the backing of influential organizations - but have little background in education and education policy, a new study suggests. The findings are cause for concern because some prominent interest groups are promoting reform agendas and striving to influence policymakers and public opinion using individuals who have substantial media relations skills but little or no expertise in education research, say the authors of the study, Joel R. Malin and Christopher Lubienski, both at the University of Illinois. To examine possible links between individuals' media presence and their levels of expertise, Malin and Lubienski compiled a diverse list of nearly 300 people who appeared on the lists of experts prepared by several major education advocacy and policy organizations, including the conservative American Enterprise Institute and the liberal National Education Policy Center. |
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Sadly, the Dallas Morning News photo archive doesn't include any photos from John Quincy Adams Elementary in Pleasant Grove, one of the 224 campuses that make up DISD. I've tried searching every way I can think of, but I can't turn up a single one. This isn't an indictment of our photo staff, but rather an example of the challenges of informing readers about urban school districts. Usually a photographer - and often a reporter - shows up only when there's a campus crisis. I can find plenty of photos and stories related to drama and scandal but not many about schools doing good work. Bottom line: DISD school politics get a lot more attention than what's going on in the classrooms. And that's a disservice to this district, its staff, its students. So let me tell you a little about what's going on in John Quincy Adams - and in the school lives of its 745 kids.
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