Raindrop News Dr Abelardo at Raindrop Forum luncheon
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HISD is the largest school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the nation. HISD has 200, 000 students, nearly 300 schools, 29,000 employees and a budget of $1.5 billion. (June 23, 2009, Houston, TX) Dr. Saavedra talked about the multicultural education in the HISD system. You can watch Dr.Saavedra's speech at http://www.youtube.com/turkishhouse
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Raindrop Forum welcomed Dr. Abelardo Saavedra at a luncheon program. Dr. Saavedra is the Superintendent of schools for the Houston Independent School District (HISD). | < Prev | Next > |
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