Roderick Raynor Paige served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige,who grew up in Mississippi,moved from college football coach and classroom teacher to college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the U.S. education chief.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in downtown Austin. Mike Morath,formerly a member of the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees,was appointed commissioner of education by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on December 14,2015,and began serving on January 4,2016.
The Phillipsburg School District is a comprehensive public school district in Phillipsburg,in Warren County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from a population of 16,000 people and an area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) in Phillipsburg and other neighboring communities along the Delaware River. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
Jones Futures Academy,previously Jesse H. Jones High School,is a public high school in South Park,Houston,Texas,United States. It has Dual Credit Magnet Program with emphasis in Health Sciences and Petroleum Engineering. Students who maintain the course of the entire program would graduate high school in May/June of their Sr. year and will have the ability to receive an associate degree in August following their graduation in one of their offered degree programs. Jones,which serves grades 9 through 12,is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Jones was named after Jesse Holman Jones.
Corinthian Pointe is a large planned affordable subdivision located in Houston,Texas,in the United States. It is a part of the larger master planned community Pointe 2.3.4,and is within the 5 Corners District.
Evan Edward Worthing Early College High School is a secondary school located in the Sunnyside area of Houston,Texas,United States.
The Texas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Texas and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party's headquarters are in Austin,Texas.
Senfronia Calpernia Thompson is a state legislator in Texas. A Democrat,she has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1972 representing the 141st District. She is the former dean of women Legislators in Texas. She has been elected to 25 terms in office. Thompson also advises the United Negro College Fund in Texas.
John Donald "Don" McLeroy is a dentist in Bryan,Texas,and a Republican former member of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE). The SBOE establishes policy for the state public school system. McLeroy,who represented SBOE District 9,served on the board from 1998 until 2011. He was appointed in 2007 as SBOE chairman by Governor Rick Perry. The term ended in February 2009.
Almeda is an area located along Texas State Highway 288 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Southwest Houston,Texas,United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County. Almeda is 11 miles (18 km) from Downtown Houston.
"Strengths and weaknesses of evolution" is a controversial phrase that has been proposed for public school science curricula. Those proposing the phrase,such as the chairman of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE),Don McLeroy,purport that there are weaknesses in the theory of evolution and in the evidence that life has evolved that should be taught for a balanced treatment of the subject of evolution. The scientific community rejects that any substantive weaknesses exist in the scientific theory,or in the data that it explains,and views the examples that have been given in support of the phrasing as being without merit and long refuted.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
Charles Brandon Creighton is an American attorney and politician from Conroe,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 4,and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16.
Jeffrey Curtis Leach,known as Jeff Leach,is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 67,representing a portion of Collin County.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
Alma Toliver Allen is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 131 in Harris County,Texas. She became a representative in 2004 after serving on the Texas State Board of Education for ten years.
Mary Lou Bruner is an American retired educator and former political candidate. Bruner was a public school teacher and counselor for 36 years before retiring and becoming an activist. She attracted national attention during her 2016 campaign for the Republican nomination for an East Texas seat on the Texas State Board of Education because of her controversial and extreme views on topics including President Barack Obama,the science of evolution,Islam,and homosexuality. She has expressed her belief that Obama was a gay prostitute,that Islam's goal is to conquer the US,that pre-K programs encourage children into homosexual marriage,and that being a Democrat equates to being a mass-murderer. Bruner,who has been called the "looniest politician in Texas," has been publicly ridiculed for her views. Bruner said in an interview:"I don't know why I'm getting so much attention. I'm just saying what I believe."
David Mayes Middleton II is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate for the 11th district. Previously,he served as a Texas House of Representatives for District 23. A member of the Republican Party,Middleton has been in the Texas legislature since January 8,2019.
The 2022 Texas elections were held on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on March 1,with runoffs held on May 24 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote.
The 2023 Houston mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,with a runoff on December 9 because no candidate won a majority of the vote in the first round. It was held to elect the mayor of Houston,Texas. Incumbent Democratic mayor Sylvester Turner was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Municipal elections in Texas are officially nonpartisan.
