WITNESS LIST SB 1718 Senate Committee Report Education April 2, 2013 - 8:30 AM AGAINST: Eaton, Holly Director of Professional Development + Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers Assoc), Austin, TX Grey, John Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX Hartman, Eric Director of Government Relations (also providing written testimony) (Texas AFT), Austin, TX Weeks, Allen Executive Director (Austin Voices for Education / SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS), Austin, TX ON: Anthony, David CEO (Raise Your Hand Texas), Houston, TX Banks, Yannis Legislative Liaison (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX Canaday, Jennifer Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX Craig, Asa Education Research and Policy Analyst at Laura and John Arnold Foundation (Self), Houston, TX Garcia, Veronica Government Relations Director (Houston ISD), Houston, TX Stone, Michael Chief External Relations Officer (New Schools for New Orleans), New Orleans, LA Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Boswell, Courtney Executive Director (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX Dunn, David Executive Director (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX Richie, Jr., Carl S. Attorney (Self), Austin, TX Venable, Peggy TX DIR (AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY), Austin, TX Yancy, Justin Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX AGAINST: McCraw, Ken Ex. Dir (Texas Assn of Community Schools), Austin, TX Villanueva, Chandra Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX Wright, Howell Superintendent (Rockdale ISD, TAMS), Rockdale, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Crafton, Susie Interim Executive Director (Stand for Children Texas), Houston, TX AGAINST: Beneski, Amy Associate Executive Director (Texas Association of School Boards and Texas Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX Popinski, Bob Consultant (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1718
Senate Committee Report
Education
April 2, 2013 - 8:30 AM
AGAINST:
Eaton, Holly Director of Professional Development + Advocacy (Tx Classroom Teachers
Assoc), Austin, TX
Grey, John Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,
TX
Hartman, Eric Director of Government Relations (also providing written testimony)
(Texas AFT), Austin, TX
Weeks, Allen Executive Director (Austin Voices for Education / SAVE TEXAS
SCHOOLS), Austin, TX
ON:
Anthony, David CEO (Raise Your Hand Texas), Houston, TX
Banks, Yannis Legislative Liaison (Texas NAACP), Austin, TX
Canaday, Jennifer Governmental Relations Manager (Association of Texas Professional
Educators), Austin, TX
Craig, Asa Education Research and Policy Analyst at Laura and John Arnold Foundation
(Self), Houston, TX
Garcia, Veronica Government Relations Director (Houston ISD), Houston, TX
Stone, Michael Chief External Relations Officer (New Schools for New Orleans), New
Orleans, LA
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Boswell, Courtney Executive Director (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX
Dunn, David Executive Director (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX
Richie, Jr., Carl S. Attorney (Self), Austin, TX
Venable, Peggy TX DIR (AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY), Austin, TX
Yancy, Justin Executive Director (Texas Business Leadership Council), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
McCraw, Ken Ex. Dir (Texas Assn of Community Schools), Austin, TX
Villanueva, Chandra Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
Wright, Howell Superintendent (Rockdale ISD, TAMS), Rockdale, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Crafton, Susie Interim Executive Director (Stand for Children Texas), Houston, TX
AGAINST:
Beneski, Amy Associate Executive Director (Texas Association of School Boards and
Texas Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX
Popinski, Bob Consultant (Texas School Alliance), Austin, TX
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