Parents, teachers and students gathered
to celebrate the stories they feel are
too rarely told, the success
stories of the Dallas public school
system devised is
working and is appreciated.
I am I'm only one of the thousands
of graduates
that are making solid progress in the
real world. Today.
We saw a real need for parents who were
part of the system to come out and
talk about positive things that are
going on throughout the day.
It gives us the energy and the courage to
keep on keeping on in the classroom day
by day and knowing that someone cares out
there.
Businessman Ross Perot is chairman of a
special committee studying public
education.
He urged students here to consider
teaching.
You are our best and brightest.
We need you in the classroom.
And we particularly need you
with our most disadvantaged children.
You don't have to go to Central and South
America and the Peace Corps to
help people in need.
We've got a little six year olds coming
into our schools that have less than a 50
word vocabulary and don't know their
last name.
And they need due process to make
the outstanding students and teachers
honored here the norm rather than the
exception. Texans must pay teachers
a professional wage and must be prepared
to make major changes in its public
school system.
His committee will make its specific
recommendations in March.
Current Channel 5 Action News tonight.