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Howdy Back from Austin... We started the day at Texas Education Agency, then walked to the capitol around noon after sitting through some BS in the SBE committee room. Our small band of 3 grew to 10 on the front steps of the capitol. Carol was interviewed by a San Antonio reporter and CBS came out also & took pictures of us, interviewed Carol, and then ran a 4 minute segment on the 5:00 news featuring TAAS.Carol carefully articulated the reasons why TAAS and high stakes tests are ruining education. Though I haven't yet seen the tape, my sister in Austin told me it tied in Carol's interview with clips from the 60 minutes broadcast, and others, including Ms. O'Brien, who are working across the country to fight high stakes testing.It was stated that teachers and parents across the country were mobilizing to stop these tests. (Maybe give some teachers a shot of courage to step out?) So it was worth the trip. One of the most concise & genuine responses we heard as we walked to the capitol with our signs was a yell from a high school student as he drove by - "TAAS Sucks". Many others saw our signs & stopped for buttons & a discussion. Though I was not ready for an interview with the media, I was happy to talk one on one with everyone I met. People were so receptive & reactions were all favorable. Juanita, you are absolutely right about these buttons. They work like a magic bullet. Darndest thing I've ever seen. The sheriff on the capitol steps informing us of the rules for protesting even got a No Mas TAAS button. You should have seen his smile. Turns out his wife is a teacher & she resents TAAS too. I am working on sending some great photos ASAP Becky _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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