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TBEC's 11th Annual Honor Roll PDF Print E-mail

The Texas Business and Education Coalition’s Honor Roll for 2009 recognized 254 of the state’s most outstanding public schools. Being named a TBEC Honor Roll school is the most prestigious academic award a Texas public school can achieve. TBEC sincerely thanks H-E-B, the event sponsor for their continuing generosity and CenterPoint Energy for providing event materials. 

This year the Texas Business and Education Coalition is hosting the 11th Honor Roll gala celebration event on Monday, November 15th at the Hilton Austin Hotel. Schools earning the TBEC Honor Roll award will be recognized for their academic achievements with a celebratory evening program.  

Honor Roll schools will be announced on Friday, September 3, 2010. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available for 2010. Contact Keaton Benn at 512-476-4403 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Registration information will be available immediately following the announcement of the 2010 Honor Roll schools.
 
TBEC 2011 VIP Briefing PDF Print E-mail

The Texas Business and Education Coalition hosted its 14th Annual VIP Briefing on February 22 at the Belo Mansion in Dallas. The 2010 Briefing focused on three critical challenges facing educators, state policy makers, and employers: 1) middle school preparation; 2) charter schools; and 3) teacher pay for performance.

The 2011 VIP Briefing will be held in Austin on February 28th. Please be sure to mark your calendar and join us and proponents of public education in Texas at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Event details will be available soon.

 
A calculated approach: Mining the market for math and science teachers PDF Print E-mail

There might be an upside to this down economy: Texas schools are in need of highly qualified math and science teachers and the market is flush with out-of-work, technically skilled professionals seeking job security, health insurance, and retirement plans.

With access to economic stimulus funds for workforce training, now could be the best time in recent history for school districts to recruit these industry-savvy professionals to the classroom. Yet, simply attracting talent isn’t enough. Districts need to back their hiring efforts with comprehensive induction and mentoring programs to ensure the talent stays in the classroom, no matter the state of the economy.

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Business and Education: A Twenty Year Partnership

This year, the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) will celebrate its 20 th year of bringing together business and education leaders from all parts of Texas for the single purpose of improving our state’s public schools. The TBEC executive committee, board of directors and coordinating committee members will host many of the founding leaders at a celebratory luncheon in Austin on September 15, 2009.

 

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