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Mike Morath on Being the Next Texas Education Commissioner

Mike Morath got the nod Monday to be the state's next education commissioner. Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board — he supported the reforms of former superintendent Mike Miles, and he was a leader in last year’s failed effort to use the "home-rule" process to remake the district.

By Bill Zeeble, KERA News
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Credit: Facebook, Mike Morath for Dallas School Board

Mike Morath got the nod Monday from Gov. Greg Abbott to be the state's next education commissioner. Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board — he supported the reforms of former superintendent Mike Miles, and he was a leader in last year’s failed effort to use the "home-rule" process to remake the district.

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