Thomas Ratliff – Big Bucks from Microsoft
Please notice that Thomas Ratliff’s fees from Microsoft jumped considerably in the Texas Ethics Commission report for 2011. What happened that year?
Please notice that Thomas Ratliff’s fees from Microsoft jumped considerably in the Texas Ethics Commission report for 2011. What happened that year?
The strategy that concerned parents/grandparents/citizens should use in future CSCOPE litigation now that they have learned the way the court thinks. The focus of future lawsuits needs to be on parental access.
Texas SB 2 (Sen. Dan Patrick, author) was passed during the 83rd Legislative Session and goes into effect on 9.1.13. The Turkish Gulen Harmony Charter Schools as well as all other charter schools in Texas will be required to follow the many new SB 2 mandates.
One of the negative aspects about SB 2 is that it takes away the authority over charter schools from the elected members of the Texas State Board of Education and shifts that authority over to the unelected Texas Commissioner of Education who is appointed by the Governor.
Excellent explanations about how the Common Core Standards were developed and all that is wrong with them – visuals and numerous personal illustrations that make sense
Austin, Tx -Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Llano ISD Parents, Grandparents and tax payers will hold a news conference on Monday, August 12 at 1:30 PM CT in the Senate Press Rm at the capitol in Austin, TX to announce that parents, grandparents and taxpayers of Llano County, Texas sought and obtained a Temporary Restraining Order from State District Judge Dan Mills. This Court Order bans the Llano Independent School District (Llano ISD) from the use of CSCOPE Lesson Plans until those plans have been approved by the State Board of Education.
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 […]
School Choice may be No Choice ~ Listen and then read the very important information below on the marriage between Big Government and Big Brother in Education!
I appreciate Sen. Duncan’s filing this request in an attempt to clarify the issues surrounding CSCOPE and its lessons produced before Aug. 31, 2013. However, I take exception with the following statement in Sen. Duncan’s request to the TAG.
Below is the section that says Thomas Ratliff is ineligible to be on the SBOE because he is a registered lobbyist who works for Microsoft.
Do you know? Are you asking the questions to find out? “Adults Must Protect Our Country’s Children” by Donna Garner The future of our country lies in our children. If they are riddled with sexually transmitted diseases and all sorts of emotional and psychological scars, how can they live happy and wholesome lives? We as […]