Dr. Moses joins Friends Advisory Board

Friends of Texas Public Schools is proud to announce that Dr. Mike Moses has accepted an invitation to join its Advisory Board! "Dr. Moses has been tremendously supportive and complimentary of our efforts and it is an honor to have him on board," said Scott Milder, Friends President. "His good name will lend immeasurable credibility to our organization as we work to involve more educators, more Texans, and more of the Texas business community in our campaign to balance the overwhelmingly negative public school debate with optimistic, factual accounts of success in our schools."

Dr. Moses has served in Texas public education for thirty years, starting as a teacher and administrator in the Duncanville and Garland school districts. He then served as superintendent for the Tatum, La Marque and Lubbock school districts.

From 1995 to 1999, Dr. Moses served as Texas Commissioner of Education, appointed twice by then Governor George W. Bush and confirmed by the Texas Senate. In 1999, he joined the Texas Tech University System as deputy chancellor.

In October 2000, Mike Moses accepted the appointment as general superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District. He was selected unanimously for this position as the nineteenth superintendent of the district. He served in that capacity until assuming the role with Higher Ed Holdings in October 2004.

Mike Moses currently holds the Distinguished Meadows Visiting Professorship in Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Dr. Moses serves as an instructor and guest lecturer in the Educational Leadership Department. He also serves as a special advisor to the Dean of the College of Education.