Gail Lowe Reappointed as Education Board Chair
Pending Senate confirmation, Gail Lowe will serve another term as head of the State Board of Education. Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed the Lampasas Republican to lead the board that oversees the state's public school system.
Lowe first assumed the leadership position in 2009 when controversial former board chairman and fellow social conservative Don McLeroy, R-Bryan, failed to get the two-thirds majority needed for Senate confirmation after Perry reappointed him. In an October 2009 Texas Tribune piece, Lowe compared herself to McLeroy: "I would think we share very similar philosophies and outlooks. Except he's a talker, and I ...
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Ray Nichols via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Sez, 'No compromises, eh...
Sally Tarasoff via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yuck!
Ashley Miller Caldwell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
NOOOOOOOOOO
Maricela Gonzalez Rios via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Sooooo if it's broke, shouldn't we fix it ? ? Get her out!
Evelyn White via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Oh Good Grief!
PicklesS
"The Senate will decide this session whether to confirm Gail Lowe, R-Lampasas, as chairwoman. Lowe has a lot of explaining to do about the curriculum adoption circus that drew national attention — much of it ridicule — last year. Even Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Lowe would face a rough time in the Senate." - Austin Statesman, 1/20/11
Well, it sounds like Gov. Perry wants the Senate (especially Senate Democrats) to do his dirty work for him. He probably wants Lowe gone, but he doesn't want the right wing crazies mad at him. Afterall, Perry's running for either Vice President or Ambassador to the Bahamas.
Regardless of the Governor's weak knees, Gail Lowe humiliated Texas last year in those SBOE hearings and embarrassed us before the entire nation. She could have put a stop to it. She didn't. The Senate needs to bust her and if all 12 Democrats hang together, she is toast.
Ray Nichols via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"I'm not good at crossing the aisle and working with those who hold opposite but also very strong principles," she said. "I recognize that we hold very different opinions and I'm just not very good at the compromise. I'm just not good at forging that and I think other board members are. And I appreciate their role. And it does make it easier for me to say, you're willing to come this far, I'm willing to come that far."