What they said:
Incumbent Tobi Jackson, 54, is seeking her second term on the board. She is challenged by Dallas high school principal Joel Aguilar, 38, who says he wants to be an advocate for students and teachers, and Sultan Cole, 45, an engineer who is also a pastor and director of a nonprofit that helps teach young children to read.
Cole, a product of the Fort Worth school system, is an impressive candidate with a high-energy, idea-filled campaign that has garnered support from various segments of the district, including the faith-based community. Having been raised by a single parent, he says he can identify with students who have to overcome obstacles in pursuit of education.
But Jackson, a 30-year educator, also has a passion for education and a keen sense of commitment to the students in the district where she went to school. She has detailed knowledge of each campus in her district and proudly touts that 80 percent of the schools in her area are ranked as meeting state standards, compared to 50 percent failing in 2010.
Wow- the number of met standard schools sure went up 20% within a few weeks. Last time she said that the schools went up 60%, so they took her information as fact without fact checking? So if she has 9 schools under PEG which is continuous non improvement then how do you get to 80% met standard? SHOW us the data... she has not produced it. She is compassionate? Tell that to the kids who were going to ride hours on the bus and her advice was let them study.
30 year educator? Does that include ATI who did not meet their student needs and ended up being closed by the state for lying about their information? So she gets endorse for growing up there and knows the schoosl in detail? Did you ask the teachers of each school because we know that she doesn't show up to all of them.
So they endorsed Needham, well nothing much to say.. we all have our thoughts about the person running the board.
Sutherland is a shoe in so we cut you some slack STAR. Who is your choice?
