Speaking of RYHT…
Posted by Texas Education on December 3, 2008
Just got this email from RYHT on 2008 Pre-K Now Conference. Of course, I am a big fan of Early Childhood and recommend attending this event. Also, please do join RYHT, today!
Raise Your Hand Texas is pleased to announce that on December 10, 2008 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CT), Former Lt. Governor and Chair of RYHT, The Honorable Bill Ratliff, will join Pre-K Now and the Texas Early Childhood Education Collation (TECEC) on the National 2008 Pre-K Now Satellite Conference. This is a live, interactive event that will be broadcasted through television and the Internet.
The conference theme is “Breaking Down Barriers to Quality Pre-K” and the host is Ray Suarez of the PBS NewsHour.
Former Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff will be an honored guest and will speak on the Texas-specific portion of the conference (presented by TECEC) which begins at 1:45 p.m. (CT). He will be joined by Texas Senators Judith Zaffirini and Leticia Van de Putte, co-authors of the pre-filed Senate Bill 21 which proposes quality full-day pre-k to all currently eligible four-year-olds, a major priority for RYHT. Please also see pre-k House Bill 130, pre-filed by Representative Diane Patrick.
If you are interested in supporting high-quality pre-k, we encourage you to get informed and get involved by attending a conference viewing site in your community.
The following communities offer conference viewing sites:
| Abilene Amarillo Austin Brownsville College Station Corpus Christi Dallas El Paso Houston (United Way) Houston (Harris County) Hurst |
Killeen Laredo Lubbock San Angelo San Antonio San Marcos Sugarland Taylor Tyler Waco |
To learn more about the Pre-K Now 2008 Satellite Conference, visit TECEC Pre-K Now Conference webpage.
Don’t see your community?
If you are interested in hosting a site, please contact Don Titcombe at dtitcombe@tecec.org or 512.476.7939. He can also connect you to those in your community that are hosting viewing sites already.
We hope that many of our members will attend these events or even host a few on their own!
Sincerely,
Anne Foster
Executive Director / Programs
