K12> [WWWEDU] op/ed: Texas can't afford to stop funding kids' technology (fwd)
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 09:29:54 -0600
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From: "Andy Carvin" <acarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:23:43 -0500
Subject: [WWWEDU] op/ed: Texas can't afford to stop funding kids' technology
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Also from today's Benton headlines... -ac
TEXAS CAN'T AFFORD TO STOP FUNDING KIDS' TECHNOLOGY
(COMMENTARY) According to Texas State Representatives Nick Noriega, Jessica
Farrar and Joe E. Moreno, Governor Rick Perry's decision to freeze over $221
in state technology funding "will prevent our schools from providing
students the necessary tools to compete in a technological world." The
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund, or TIF, is funded externally from
the state's general revenue fund; because of this, the representatives argue
that the governor has no right to freeze it. "Through distance learning,
online libraries and instructional resources, TIF has provided our children
with a greater opportunity to explore their world and expand their
horizons," they write. "When everyone agrees that education should be Texas'
top priority, it is hypocritical for the leadership and others to attempt to
cut these funds from our schools, libraries and health-care facilities. We
have all heard the frequently used cliche, 'Leave no child behind.' Maybe
someone should remind the leadership that inner-city children should be
included as well."
[SOURCE: Houston Chronicle, AUTHORS: Nick Noriega, Jessica Farrar and Joe E.
Moreno]
(http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/outlook/1769949)
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