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I am educator, hear me roar! An interview with John Kuhn
- 03-24-2011
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By Anthony Cody/Education Week
A week ago, a friend shared a video with me of a school superintendent giving a fiery speech at a Save Texas Schools rally. That is how I met the superintendent of Perrin-Whitt School District, John Kuhn. After watching this video, I felt I had to get to know this man. He responds to my questions below. Question: You have become widely known due to your Letter from Alamo. Can you explain the circumstances that led you to write this? A Texas state senator spoke to a group of administrators in Austin back in February. It just so happens that this senator is the chair of a couple of very important education-related committees and is a former school teacher. As a result, she is kind of seen as an "education expert" among our legislators. This particular senator, however, has been at the forefront of drafting policies that I see as counterproductive for our public schools: she has pushed for more and more high stakes testing, and less and less funding. (more...)
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