At HISD, all of our students are making tremendous progress we are leaving no one behind. We are proving that inner-city kids, many of them from very poor households, can and will learn.
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Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.
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Though a strong Republican, ... He's brought pride to HISD. Before, people would say, 'Oh, I'm so sorry you work for HISD. Now, everyone recognizes you're working for one of the number-one school districts in the United States.
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We don't need fear, we need to make sure the boys and girls who (Dr. King) wanted to be good citizens have the opportunity to be judged by their character and not the color of their skin.
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There are not enough police or metal detectors in the world to solve this, ... That is the point we are trying to make now. We need to deal with more relationships.
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They say No Child Left Behind should be watered down, schools can't handle change, some children just can't learn. We say, do not underestimate our public schools, do not underestimate our teachers, and never underestimate our children.
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