PRIORITIES:
HOW PAM HAS BEEN WORKING TO PREPARE OUR CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS:
A few of Pam's accomplishments along with the SBOE include:
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Implemented phonics-based curriculum standards
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Returned cursive writing to English Language Arts standards
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Created new energy courses for career development
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Approved personal financial literacy education
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Updated the dyslexia handbook
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Added science and engineering practices to sciences standards
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Required Texas specific platform for electronic instructional materials
HOW PAM HAS BEEN FIGHTING TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN:
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Pam has voted AGAINST including gender identities in all standards and health instructional materials that don't meet the Texas Education Code
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Pam has voted AGAINST materials that presented a biased view of the fossil fuel industry
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Pam has voted AGAINST Social Studies standards that watered down our history and were not age appropriate