
Recent Highlights
> AFT Legislative Hotline> 2009 TAKS: Passing Rates Improve All Around
> May "Thank-A-Teacher Month" Challenge
> Texas Education Suvery March 09
> Accreditation for 1,228 School Districts and Charters
> Public Schools Outperform Private: Math Instruction
> Communities In Schools: Positive Support
> American Students Progress Internationally
> Final Regulations on Family Education Act
> 2008 Friend of The Year: Gary Kelly
> Secret Successes Behind School Doors
> 3/4 of Texas Schools Meet Adequate Yearly Progress
> People Making Positive Feedback About FoTPS!
What is Friends of
Texas Public Schools?
The purpose is to bring more good news to light. Our public schools do a remarkable job of educating Texas children. Sadly, "fixing" public schools is a favorite platform, and more often than not it's the need to improve, not the reasons to celebrate, that politicians, policy makers, and papers choose to talk about. The negative nature of news leaves out millions of success stories. We aim to share a few of them, and turn the slant in a positive direction.

