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An Interview with Randy Pittenger, Board President of Belton ISD
Equity Center Radio |August 13, 2010 | Randy Pittenger, the Board President at Belton ISD, Talks with the Equity Center’s Executive Director, Wayne Pierce, About the Educational Financial Crisis Facing his District and how Belton is Weathering the Storm. Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on [...]
No Longer Docile and Willing to Meekly Take Whatever Leftovers the Legislature Doles Out, Aledo Independent School District Is Combating for Adequate and Fair School Funding
Equity Center Radio | July 23, 2010 |Two Members of the Board of Trustees of Aledo Independent School District Talk to Wayne Pierce About How Their Board is Taking the Initiative in the Fight for Fair and Adequate Education Funding Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer [...]
Keith Bryant, President of the Texas Association of Mid-Size Schools (“TAMS”), Discusses the Major Finance Issues Surrounding Mid-Size School Districts with Wayne Pierce
Equity Center Radio | June 11, 2010 | Keith Bryant Advocates for the Mid-Size School Formula Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Today’s broadcast features Keith Bryant, Superintendent of Bullard ISD and President of the Texas Association of Mid-Size Schools (TAMS). [...]
Joe Smith: Another Go-Around
Equity Center Radio | Another Interview With Joe Smith of TexasISD.com Hosted by Ray Freeman Joe Smith Today Dr. Ray Freeman, the Deputy Executive Director of the Equity Center interviews Joe Smith. This is the second time that Joe has appeared on Equity Center Radio, and, we are sure, it certainly will not be the [...]
Wayne Pierce & Lynn Moak: A Conversation
Equity Center Radio | May 21, 2010 |Wayne Pierce, the Executive Director of the Equity Center, and Lynn Moak Hold an Impromptu Conversation About School Finance Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Lynn Moak, who has over 40 years’ experience in [...]
Texas Association of School Boards & Its Governmental Relations Initiative: An Interview with Catherine Clark
Equity Center Radio | April 30, 2010 | Catherine Clark, the Associate Executive Director for Governance Services at the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) tells our Audience all About Its Upcoming Lobbying Effort on behalf of Quality Education in Texas for all School Children. Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school [...]
The Final Stages of Our In-Depth Interview with Whitney Tilson
Equity Center Radio | April 9, 2010 | Whitney Tilson Advocates for Major School Reform Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. We are entering into the homestretch of our multi-segment series about school reform with nationally known school reformer, Whitney Tilson. [...]
Omar Garcia and the School Finance “Template”
Equity Center Radio | February 26, 2010 | A Discussion About the School Finance Template with its Originator, Omar Garcia . Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Today, our host, the Equity Center’s Director, Wayne Pierce, interviews Omar Garcia, the Director [...]
An Interview with Dr. Albert Cortez, the Director of Policy for the Intercultural Development Research Association
Equity Center Radio | February 12, 2010 | Part 1 of a 2 Part Series with Dr. Albert Cortez, the Director of Policy for the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) . Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Today, the Equity Center’s [...]
Part 1 of a Two-Part Series of Remarks by Senator Steve Ogden
Equity Center Radio | January 29, 2010 | A Speech by State Senator Steven Ogden, the Chairman of the State Senate’s Finance Committee . Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Today’s broadcast of Equity Center Radio features State Senator Steven Ogden, [...]
What the Future Holds for Our State’s Budget & Taxation: It’s Not A Pleasant Sight
Equity Center Radio | January 15, 2010 | An Interview With Dick Lavine, the Senior Fiscal Analyst for the Center for Policy Policy Priorities Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Today Equity Center Radio hears from Dick Lavine, the Senior Fiscal [...]
The First Installment of an Interview with F. Scott McCown
Equity Center Radio | December 18, 2009 | An Interview With Judge Scott McCown, “the Edgewood Judge” Play You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Today Dr. Wayne Pierce begins the first installment of his interview with the Executive Director of the Center for Public [...]
Introduction to Equity Center Radio Podcasts
Hear about our new weekly podcast, Equity Center Radio, that will bring you information and opinion about the system of public school funding in the State of Texas. We will have interviews with the leaders of the State and with people who are the movers and shakers in the realm of school finance and funding; [...]
Hello world!
Welcome to Equity Center Radio. Our first podcast will be on the air Friday, November 13, 2009, at 10:45am. While this podcast will not be live, future ones will be and you will be able to call in and ask questions and talk with the host of the show, our Executive Director, Wayne Pierce. We [...]