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BE PROUD Campaign

Where Does A Dollar Go?

 

 
 
 

BE PROUD

 BE PROUD is a campaign started by Texans who are fed up with the incessant, mean-spirited criticism and attacks on our public schools, most of which is routinely leveled by knuckleheads intentionally misleading the public with flawed and corrupted data. Our public schools are achieving extraordinary results in spite of seemingly overwhelming challenges, yet those who work in our schools rarely receive praise for their hard work and accomplishments.


Friends of Texas Public Schools is proud to host this group’s work, which is kicking off with a series of one-minute visualizations illustrating the real story about public school performance.

 



BE PROUD Team:


Nancy Oelklaus
, BE PROUD Campaign Chair, Executive Leadership Coach at Entrepreneurial Systems

Arnold Adair, Deer Park ISD Superintendent

Sharon Boutwell, Katy ISD Assistant Superintendent

Linda Henrie, Mesquite ISD Superintendent

Michael Marder, Co-Director of UTeach & Professor of Physics at UT-Austin

Scott Milder, President and CEO, Friends of Texas Public Schools

Doug Rogers, Executive Director, Association for Texas Professional Educators

Sam Zigrossi, Program Director at UT-Austin

 

Visualizations

Where does the education dollar go?

 

 

 
 
 

• Don't Believe Education "Reformers"

• Students Make Extraordinary Gains

• Education System Earns Top Spot

• Students' Graduation Rate Soars

• Students show dramatic academic growth

• 8th graders earn top national rankings

• Vast majority reach promotion requirements

 

 

 

 

• Why I send my children to public schools

• International Test Scores

• Letter to Texas Parents

• Miss Information Blog

• Texas shouldn't reduce spending

• Editorial Note from Scott Milder

• Letter to readers from Leslie Milder

 

 

 

 

• A Lot of Positive Things

• Appreciation for new posters

• Supporting our schools

• The real story about public schools

 

• U.S. Education Best in the World

• Texas Compared to National Stats

• The Truth about Funding

• Texas Poll Supports More Money

• Modern Instruction

• Tracking the Education Dollar

 

 


 

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Leslie and Scott Milder are the founders of Friends of Texas Public Schools, a nonprofit organization committed to educating Texans about the strengths and achievements of Texas public schools.


The Milders founded Friends in 2004 in response to the incessant, often mean-spirited criticism leveled against our public schools. While they don’t argue that there will always be room for improvement, they believe that improvement will happen faster and at even higher levels when we lift up educators and students through words of encouragement rather than criticism.

“Hope is an emotional force that points the imagination toward positive things. It energizes and mobilizes us, serving as a catalyst for action. Because it links directly to our confidence level, hope inspires us to aim higher, put forth more effort, and have more staying power.”


Price Pritchett

Hard Optimism



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