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Starting the school year with a celebration – and a plan

Sep 5, 2008

A group of school reform leaders from throughout the state is pushing a plan to improve Texas public schools.

Raise Your Hand Texas is sponsoring a rally at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Terrell Performing Arts Center, 400 Poetry Road, to start the school year with a celebration of students, teachers and the achievements of Texas public schools, organizers said.

But there will be more. Raise Your Hand Texas is proposing a new round of Texas school reform that includes:

  • Recreating the accountability system;

  • ensuring safe and orderly schools;

  • consolidation of teacher quality and incentive programs;

  • provide universal, full-day pre-kindergarten;

  • redesigning high school graduation requirements to include concentration areas in math and science, fine arts and careers and technology;

  • and supporting school choice with districts, between districts, through magnet schools and well-run charter schools.

    Mike Moses, former Texas Commissioner of Education and Dallas schools superintendent also will speak.



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