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Todd Williams, the Superintendent at Kaufman ISD, Talks About his District’s Upcoming TRE Election

Equity Center Radio |September 3, 2010 | Todd Williams, Kaufman Independent School District’s Superintendent, Discusses the District’s Upcoming Tax Ratification Election (TRE) with Wayne Pierce, the Equity Center’s Executive Director. Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. Kaufman Independent School District (KISD), [...]

Equity Center’s Executive Director, Wayne Pierce, Interviews Rod Schroder, Amarillo ISD’s Superintendent on Today’s Program

Equity Center Radio |August 20, 2010 | Rod Schroder, the Superintendent at Amarillo ISD, Explains to the Equity Center’s Executive Director, Wayne Pierce, how Amarillo ISD is Treading Water in the School Finance’s Perfect Storm. Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to ECRadio@EquityCenter.org. [...]

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 [...]

Vivian Baker: Belton ISD’s Talented Superintendent Chats About the Tussles Faced by a Rapidly Growing, Low Wealth District

Equity Center Radio | April 14, 2010 | A Discussion with Vivian Baker, Belton ISD’s Dynamic Superintendent of Schools About the Struggles of Maintaining High Academic Standards in a Fast Growing, Low Wealth School District . Alternative Play Button You can email your questions about school finance and equity for answer on the air to [...]

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 [...]



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