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CONTENTS TASA’s John Fuller represents transformation in life and in education
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by Stacy Alexander Evans
TASB President Sylvester Vasquez Jr. faces a dynamic year
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by Ford Gunter
COVER: Texas public schools meet challenges of immigrant population
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by Sarah Orman
photo FEATURES TEPSA members gather for fall conference TAGT gathers for networking, training in Fort Worth Texas ASCD hosts annual conference in Houston
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COLUMNS
From Our Readers
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TSB Professional Development & Events Calendar
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Who’s News
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Advertiser Index
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From the Editor
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Tech Toolbox
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The Law Dawg — unleashed
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The Back Page
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by Katie Ford by Jim Walsh
by Terry Morawski by Riney Jordan
Credits: Cover, istockphoto.com. This page, former student immigrant Montserrat Garibay now teaches bilingual education at Lucy Read Pre-Kindergarten Demonstration School in Austin. Photo by www.s-kphotography.com. The views expressed by columnists and contributing writers do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher or Texas School Business advertisers. The publisher also makes no endorsement of the advertisers or advertisements in this publication. January 2011 • Texas School Business
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