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Aledo ISD Continues to Push for Equity in School Finance

Equity Center Radio | August 27, 2010 | Bobby J. Rigues, Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of Aledo Independent School District, and Superintendent of Schools Don Daniel Talk to Wayne Pierce About How Aledo ISD’s Board Members and Superintendent are Taking the Fight for Fair and Adequate Education Funding Around the State Alternative Play [...]

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 [...]

Monty Exter: Another Voice that Proclaims that our School Finance System is Broken and Lays the Blame at the Feet of our Lawmakers.

Equity Center Radio | July 9, 2010 | Monty Exter of the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Discusses the Current State of Affairs Regarding the Broken System of Financing Education in the State of Texas. Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to [...]

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). [...]

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 [...]

An Interview with Carolyn Boyle, the Chair of Texas ParentPAC

Equity Center Radio | April 23, 2010 | Carolyn Boyle, the Chair for Texas ParentPAC tells our Audience all About the PAC and the Difference it is Making in Changing the Political Landscape for Education in Texas . Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the [...]

How the Political Climate in Texas Is Affecting Our Schools: Is it Hot or Cold?

Equity Center Radio | March 05, 2010 | A Discussion with Ken McCraw About the Political Climate in Texas and How Public Schools will be Affected . 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 Deputy Executive [...]

An Interview with Lauren Cook, A Former Legislative Aide

Equity Center Radio | January 22, 2010 | An Interview With Lauren Cook, former legislative aide to State Senator Judith Zaffirini and now the Director of Communications and Member Services here at the Equity Center. Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. [...]



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