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2008 TSTA Educational Issues Conference TSTA held its TSTA Educational Issues Conference, "A Celebration of Great Teaching," January 11-13 in Austin. Rob Eissler, chair of the House Public Education Committee and member of the Public School Accountability Task Force and House Select Committee on Higher and Public Education Finance, and Senator Leticia Van de Putte keynoted the event. Listen to excerpts of their speeches here. (To play, left click on the podcast symbol. To download, right click on the podcast symbol and select 'save target as' to choose the location on your computer to save the file.)
Chairman Rob Eissler We're six cents away from another lawsuit.
(mp3 file) End of course exams may be the answer throughout
K-12. (mp3 file) Why don't we correct ratings for demographics
instead of having it cost you? (mp3 file) The biggest thing I've been working on is
accountability. (mp3 file)
Senator Leticia Van de Putte No one is more dedicated to teachers than this
organization. (mp3 file) Vouchers: the defining issue
this next session. (mp3 file) They don't say thank you enough to you.
(mp3 file) When you are giving those PAC dollars, that's
using the voice. (mp3 file)
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