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On Point of View today, Penna Dexter is your host. Today's discussion will center largely around Common Core. Our guest today is Donna Garner whose had 33 years experience in the education field.
On Point of View today, Penna Dexter is your host. Today's discussion will center largely around Common Core. Our guest today is Donna Garner whose had 33 years experience in the education field.

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Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

Point of View Co-Host, Penna Dexter frequently sits in as guest host for Kerby Anderson. Her weekly commentaries air on the Bott Radio Network. Penna’s heart is in educating and encouraging Christian...

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Donna Garner

Donna Garner

Retired Teacher |Education Activist — field_542d8190101fc

Donna Garner has taught for more than 33 years. During that time, she was chosen to serve on the English / Language Arts / Reading (ELAR) writing team for Texas when the TEKS education standards were...

Donna Garner has taught for more than 33 years. During that time, she was chosen to serve on the English / Language Arts / Reading (ELAR) writing team for Texas when the TEKS education standards were developed for the public schools (1995-97). She was also the lead writer of the Texas Alternative Document (TAD) for ELAR when classroom teachers grew concerned about the lack of explicitness, grade-level specificity, and measurability in the TEKS. As a volunteer, she worked closely with the Texas State Board of Education members and the Texas Education Agency to write new ELAR standards that were adopted in May 2008. She was named as an Upton Sinclair Award Winner in Education for 2013, and is also an Education Policy Commentator for EducationViews.org. Donna spends a a lot of time researching and writing about political, social, and educational issues. Her articles, interviews, and podcasts are published widely across the Internet. Donna is married and has two adult sons. She is actively involved in her church, in her community and state affairs.

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