We would be flattered. And the winners will be the kids. TI supports all levels of education excellence in Texas. But our pre-school programs have been particularly effective. There is a growing realization that young children's chances of success in life take shape long before they enter school.
Some kids are so developmentally behind by the time the enter school, they never can catch up.
We've found something that helps. Through years of hard work, we've developed a program that has been tested, measured and built for success. We collaborated with Frazier Elementary in Dallas, several universities and many Head Start administrators to develop a program for four-year olds in disadvantaged areas. These kids have shown tremendous improvement. Children in this school used to score in the bottom 1 percent on national basic skills tests.