While the Foundation’s staff was putting on last week’s Policy Orientation event, TPPF board member Jeff Sandefer was a guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Sandefer discussed a possible federal crackdown on private equity and the importance of entrepreneurial capitalism to reviving our national economy. The clip is about 6 minutes.
Amarillo teachers make the most of high-quality instructional materials
At Eastridge Elementary School, Principal Genie Baca’s teachers have enough challenges. Their students are mostly refugees, recent immigrants from countries such as Somalia, Yemen, Vietnam and Burma, among many others. The parents are often shift workers at local meatpacking or poultry processing facilities, meaning that no one’s home to ensure the children are fed and...