On Aug. 15 my testimony was to make sure you were aware of an August 16 Senate Education Committee Meeting in Austin and the need for a Comprehensive District Privacy plan.
We did not have our three children to be a guinea pigs for the state, much less, human Capital, a “product,” for the state or federal government to be modified and manipulated through a TQM system of public/private partnerships.
On July 18th, 2016 I gave the following testimony to the Argyle ISD School Board. Thank you once again for the opportunity to speak tonight. I come to you to ask you to VOTE NO on the District of Innovation Resolution. Back in 2012-13 there were 81 Texas education entities that applied for the Race […]
The people of America are waking up today to witness the independent spirit of the people of Great Britain. Let’s have a Brexit in education.
The latest Reform movement push by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) is an initiative called ‘District of Innovation’. The District of Innovation concept, passed by the 84th Legislative Session in House Bill 1842, gives traditional independent school districts most of the flexibilities available to Texas’ open-enrollment charter schools. RED FLAG!!! What this should tell you […]
“Deliberative Democracy” is NOT a phrase to refer to a culture that allows deliberation and discussion of individual ideas. “Deliberative Democracy” “seeks the formation of a consensus view of shared interests and common goods.”
Dear Argyle ISD School Board and Administration, The below information is in preparation for testifying tonight in front of the Board for the May 18th, 2016 school board meeting.
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is using this issue to push his own agenda of ‘school choice’ which, is in fact, NO Choice, because of the federal mandates Patrick is actually helping to implement at a state level- Parents and tax payers are buying it. Just sayin’……
By Alice Linahan 05.02.2016 Dear Argyle ISD School Board, Below is a link to my public testimony at the Jan. 19th Argyle ISD school board meeting. Listen and then please take the time to read below for more information. As a Mom with a student in Argyle ISD, I am very concerned about the direction […]
By Alice Linahan April, 2016 As a Texas Mom, I am amazed daily at the outright facts that show our elected officials, whether Republican or Democrat, believe they have the power and the right to see my children as “human capital” for the state and federal government. Here are a few of those facts: 1. […]
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