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April 14, 2005
Who Needs New Textbooks Anyway?
Ronald Reagan said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down these walls" and Pope John Paul II's leadership helped bring an end to Communism. But students learning German at Northbrook High School in Spring Branch are still being taught that there is an East and West Germany. Their textbooks are 10 years old and the new budget does not include any funds to update them.
This from Murvin Auzenne, chair of HCDP's Communications and Message committee:
My wife teaches at Northbrook HS in Spring Branch. She served on the textbook search committee for the district for Spanish and was very pleased with the new book they choose. Foreign langauge books for example, are 10 years out of date. The German text still speaks of East Germany. The software too is so old in many cases it can't be used. So, of course the Texas House of Representatives has zeroed out textbook adoption money in the new budget. They will finish funding last year's purchases, but no money this cycle for textbook adoptions. It's sad to see how low Texas students rate when it comes time to put our money where our mouth is.The Senate has yet to act on the bill, but it would not hurt to let your Senators know how you feel.
MR Auzenne
Go to http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm to find out who your senator is and let them know today that underfunding education hurts us all.
Posted by Lyn Wall at April 14, 2005 07:58 AM | Permalink
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