Beneath portraits of giants of Texas history, the Senate paid tribute to some giants of Texas music. A native of San Antonio, Sahm made his radio debut in 1941 at the age of five. Sahm died in November 1999.
Character education includes teaching character traits such as courtesy, respect and citizenship.
Some Texas school districts are including character education, Cain said, and SB 130 would encourage other schools to do so and provide guidelines for instruction. They've gotten dramatic results. State Rep. Barry Telford of DeKalb has authored similar legislation in the House of Representatives. In the 1999-2000 school year, more than 1.5 million students were removed from the classroom because of discipline problems, Cain said, a situation that SB 130 addresses. Character education in school recognizes the importance of our kids learning core values.