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Tom Torkelson

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Perhaps the world's best tamale here in El Paso, TX
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With Fed Judge Alvarez and her daughter who graduated @IDEAschools 3 years ago and her Longhorn degree in 3 months!
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Our action learning group is ready to hear from biz legend Harvey Najim at La Mansion hotel in SA at noon today.
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IDEA and @KIPP founders: America's two largest charter systems celebrating our to and thru college mission. #TFA25
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Reunited with @ATLsuper who brought @IDEAschools to Austin and is now changing lives for kids across Atlanta!
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With past and current CEOs of TFA celebrating #TFA25 @wendykopp @VillanuevaBeard
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Jenny Corroy inspiring hundreds of teachers #TFA25
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"Mixed-income communities are a critical part of the solution to breaking the generational cycle of poverty." @CtrSocialPolicy @MixedIncome
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.@TomTorkelson, founder and CEO of IDEA Public Schools, will be with us on December th 16th at #CIIETec.
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Richard Whitmire, as incisive and brilliant as always. Clinton is wrong on charter schools wisconsinrapidstribune.com/s…
Clinton is wrong on charter schools

Clinton is wrong on charter schools

Don't let advisers allied with teachers unions blind you to charter schools' innovative gains, especially for the poor and minorities.

wisconsinrapidstribune.com
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Texas' IDEA Charters Have 99.9% College Acceptance Rate educationnews.org/k-12-schoo… via @EdNewsorg
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Nearly all IDEA grads begin college experience - Valley - The Brownsville Herald brownsvilleherald.com/news/v… via @BrownsvilleNews
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My friend @arneduncan has been the best and most influential Sec of Ed in U.S. History. Thanks Arne for a great 7 years.
#ThinkItUp show is about to start! So proud of @IDEAschools @joanngama @IDEA_jill @TomTorkelson
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Senior IDEA leaders gathering outside Austin for our upcoming year. 8 new schools and 23,000 students.
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Congrats to Noble Network, winner of the 2015 Broad Prize--decided to share the $250k with IDEA and Achievement First!
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Great piece by a great writer about great teachers and kids. South Texas education revolution: Column usat.ly/1HscyTq via @USATODAY
South Texas education revolution: Column

South Texas education revolution: Column

Charter schools in Texas can make college graduates out of the poorest of America's poor.

usatoday.com
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Weslaco Pike PTO makes lunch for teachers!
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Go IDEA college signing day! #reachhigher #collegesigningday #committocollege @bellwethered
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So excited to be at IDEA's college signing day with @joanngama @samgoessling @IrmaMunozIDEA @bellwethered
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