Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) elected official/Microsoft Lobbyist Thomas Ratliff once again files an ethics complaint against me and is once again REJECTED by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) elected official Thomas Ratliff once again files and ethics complaint against Texas Mom Alice Linahan with the Texas Ethics Commission.
To no surprise Thomas Ratliff is at it again. After the WomenOnTheWall radio show today we got word that he is threatening to file an adjusted ethics charge against Alice Linahan. A Texas mom working to fight against CSCOPE and Common Core.
On The WomenOnTheWall.org show the non-profit organization Parents for Public Schools was mentioned and that two people we here in Texas are learning a lot about Former Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff (SBOE)/Microsoft Lobbyist Thomas Ratliff and State Rep. Bennett Ratliff’s dad and the now infamous Linda Darling Hammond seem to be connected .
The Ethics Complaint by Thomas Ratliff against Alice Linahan may very well have been prompted by this Women On the Wall.org conference call the night before the complaint was filed.
Today, I received notice that Thomas Ratliff’s ethics complaint against me was Rejected. While this is a great victory the question becomes what was the motive behind the complaint. Was it to silence a Texas Mom from working to organize other Moms and Dads against CSCOPE Texas’ version of Common Core. An interesting tactic we […]
State Board of Education Elected Official/ Microsoft Lobbyist Thomas Ratliff filed an Ethics Complaint against me today. Here is the audio from my return call to the Texas Ethics Commission……
Before SB 6 (2011), the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted a list of conforming textbooks (i.e., *instructional materials – IM’s). The conforming IM’s were required to cover 100% of TEKS for the subject and grade level. Nonconforming IM’s were required to cover at least 50% of the TEKS for the subject and grade level.
Please notice that Thomas Ratliff’s fees from Microsoft jumped considerably in the Texas Ethics Commission report for 2011. What happened that year?
An inferior Curriculum product! Texas Children and their Teachers deserve better! It is interesting to see how Thomas Ratliff attacks those who question CSCOPE. Please see what was written in an e-mail sent out about the Women On The Wall Communication Team Conference Call. From: Thomas Ratliff <thomas@thomasratliff.com> Date: August 7, 2013, 7:32:43 AM CDT To: Thomas Ratliff […]
