Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Improving the Quality of Education
RECEIVED Tue., Oct. 26, 2004
Dear Editor,
As a former high school counselor, now serving the community in a middle school, I read this well-written article with a high level of personal and professional interest ["AISD High Schools Flunk Real-World Test," News, Oct. 22].
If you have the time, would you please consider presenting comprehensive articles on the two high school institutes, Culinary Arts and Hospitality at Travis High and the Health Science Career Institute at Lanier High?
Both were inspired by John Blazier, who founded the Travis Community Education Foundation. Its history and its influence on Austin's public schools are extraordinary examples of commitment on the part of citizens with a mission to improve the quality of life, through education, for those who have not had some of the advantages many of us take for granted.
As a former high school counselor, now serving the community in a middle school, I read this well-written article with a high level of personal and professional interest ["AISD High Schools Flunk Real-World Test," News, Oct. 22].
If you have the time, would you please consider presenting comprehensive articles on the two high school institutes, Culinary Arts and Hospitality at Travis High and the Health Science Career Institute at Lanier High?
Both were inspired by John Blazier, who founded the Travis Community Education Foundation. Its history and its influence on Austin's public schools are extraordinary examples of commitment on the part of citizens with a mission to improve the quality of life, through education, for those who have not had some of the advantages many of us take for granted.
Judith Johnston
[News Editor Michael King replies: Thanks for the suggestion. May I also direct readers' attention to a profile of the Culinary Arts program by MM Pack, a couple of years ago: (austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2002-10-11/food_feature.html).]
