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North Texas:
Monumental Cities
Struggling Schools
Together we have built
world-class bridges, parks
and museums and yet we
still have public education
systems that fail thousands
of students every year.
Why?
DISD • 157,000 students; 7,000 Anglo (5%) • 87% free and reduced-price lunch
City of Dallas • 50.7% Anglo • 22.3% below poverty line
We cannot blame teachers
or school leaders for failing
to do alone that which we
ourselves have not valued.
Our public schools are not
the problem of “other
people’s children.” There
are no other people’s
children.
In Dallas County • 13% of all public school students graduate
college ready (ACT/SAT) after four years • 4% of Hispanic and African American
students are college ready after four years
In Dallas County in 2009 and again in 2010, 5,000 students per year did not graduate from high school within four years.
In addition to the outright
injustice of failing so
many children, the
economic impact is
devastating.
Our drop-out rates cost us $5,000,000,000 each year in lost wages
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge $182,000,000 Dallas Museum of Art $ 60,000,000 AT&T Performing Arts Center $354,000,000 Meyerson Symphony Center $110,000,000 Nasher Sculpture Garden $ 70,000,000
$776,000,000
The Texas State
Legislature has not
been a friend of our
public schools.
We know that..
…students who attend pre-k are more likely to have higher reading skills by the third grade than students who attend full-day kindergarten alone; and
the impact of pre-k is the greatest for Hispanic children, black children, English Language Learners (ELL) and children from low-income families.
…and yet the Texas
legislature eliminated
$200MM for full-day pre-k.
Texas school districts
were forced to cut 1,132
pre-k teachers.
We know that..
…more time learning equals improved academic achievement and enhanced student learning…and low-income and minority students benefit most from extended learning time…
…and yet, Texas schools
had to cut 10,717 teachers
in 2011. Educational aides
were also among the most
heavily cut positions.
Fewer teachers, fewer
aides to assist struggling
students, less time on
task…what happens next?
Trinity Tollway $1,800,000,000
Dallas is undertaking one of
the largest urban
redevelopment efforts IN
THE WORLD.
We have engaged the
federal government, the
private sector, the State
of Texas and experts from
dozens of fields…
…if we can accomplish a
project of this magnitude,
we can have THE BEST
public schools in the
country. Great schools,
even more than any of our
great monuments, require
all of us to work together.
With six of Texas’ top 20 high schools, we already have great models: • Cedar Hill Collegiate
• Irma Rangel Young Women’s
Leadership School (DISD)
• School for the Talented and
Gifted (DISD)
• School of Science and
Engineering (DISD)
• Peak Academy (Uplift)
• Highland Park High School
What can we do?
VOTE! DISD’s Board of
Trustees election is May 12
Volunteer – get to know a
school, its leaders,
teachers and students
Engage – be part of the
national conversation
Trinity Tollway $1,800,000,000
Great public schools:
Priceless!