Tune in to the first episode of Equity en acción, a new podcast of the Texas Latino School Boards Assoc! In this first episode, I speak about MASBA, the TLSBA & SBMLE.
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Apple Podcasts:
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You'll want to sit down for this one. Former @AustinISD Board Prez @KendallGPace shares extremely low % of students mtg #ACT/#SAT criteria in our #TexasPublicSchools. We shared similar data last yr in our book The State of Texas' Failure.
https://t.co/rqSuMT5V9q
When you consider what the Texas Constitution has to say about a system of public free schools...
Public schools
Taxpayer funded, publicly run
Charter schools
Taxpayer funded, privately run
Private schools
Privately funded, privately run
#txlege#txed#publicschools
The creative ways people have responded to CRT bans, such as Black History Saturdays at school (which fed law blocks states from singling out), reminds me of the lengths to which black people went during slavery to keep literacy alive in their communities. https://t.co/RpN2c1B4T0
Did you know Fort Worth ISD offers 26 Programs of Choice with career certifications? Learn more about all 26 programs and enroll in the one that best fits your needs today! Remember, applications close Jan. 7! Visit https://t.co/YP2FT2c7pW today!
"Nearly all of the @FortWorthISD school’s students come from low-income homes, & their basic needs aren’t always being met." Thus, the importance of organizations like @CISTarrant.
https://t.co/d3dG4W58Zj
"Community schools are extremely important. They can really become part of someone’s identity....Ultimately, schools are the heart of our communities." Trustees & admin in #SanAntonio wrestle with fact that closures, even when necessary, are very unpopular
https://t.co/8jB4gIPRk3
"#SchoolChoice policy could become a talking point for primary elections." To be clear, our #TexasPublicSchools offer choice, & we are hard-pressed to verify the Governor's laughable claim that 80% of the voters in some #TxLege districts want #vouchers.
https://t.co/nlujlSlIyY
Lest there be any doubt, the political @TXSBOE continues to wage war on #science. “Teaching #climatechange to kids is the same as teaching them about gravity or addition and subtraction. These are settled scientific facts.” #DavidYeomans of @KXAN_Weather
https://t.co/p2gaxHicU7
@TXST, with growing #Latinx pop (40.5% in SY22/23), to host 1st presidential debate on Mexico's #IndependenceDay! Felicidades, @TXSTPresident & the entire Bobcat cmty!
https://t.co/IaVRRNTjNQ