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Rigor,
relevance and relationships. “Those are the three R’s of dropouts,” Rob
Eissler, chairman of the Texas House of Representatives, says. It’s the
relevance part of the equation that he’s trying to change, and he hopes
House Bill 3, a product of the 2009 Legislature, is a start.
“Kids should be more interested in what they’re taking so that they’ll stay in school,” he told TSTA at the end of August. “That’s the whole idea. They’ll see that, hey, maybe I can get a job with what I’m learning in school.”
Below are a few video clips from our interview. Read more of his thoughts on education and the legislature in the fall 2009 Advocate (www.tsta.org/news/current/advocate.shtml).
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What did the Legislature do to address the school dropout situation? |
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