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A statement from John Fitzpatrick, Educate Texas executive director
May 09, 2013
“Today, President Barack Obama visited Manor New Tech High School, one of 65 designated Texas-Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Academies in the state..."
Obama visit another boost for touted school
May 09, 2013
Manor’s New Tech High School has bucked national trends by sending virtually all of its predominantly low-income, minority students to college — a feat that has thrust it into the spotlight.
Editorial: Working together, the village and the children raise each other
May 09, 2013
The wisdom in the African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child is borne out by the phenomenal success the students who have passed through Manor New Technology High School have enjoyed.
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EDUCATE TEXAS CELEBRATES STEM EDUCATION WEEK, RECOGNIZES COLLEGE-READY SCHOOL NETWORK
May 07, 2013
AUSTIN – May 6, 2013 – Educate Texas will celebrate STEM Education Week this week, May 6-12, giving special recognition to its college-ready school network of more than 60 Texas-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (T-STEM) Academies around the state.
Partner Profile: Educate Texas Uses Creativity and Connectivity to Advance LDC Implementation
Apr 30, 2013
With over 4.8 million K-12 students, Texas public schools hold about ten percent of students in the United States. This, combined with Texas’s sheer geographical size, poses unique challenges to the state’s LDC partners.