Text for the draft of a speech to be given to the National Education Association, hoping to move them to hold their teachers individually accountable for quality, unbiased education in order to combat racism and lack of educational funding.
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Texas Southern University is a comprehensive metropolitan university located in Houston. The university provides academic programs that address critical urban issues and prepare an ethnically diverse student population to become a force for positive change in a global society.
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Text for the draft of a speech to be given to the National Education Association, hoping to move them to hold their teachers individually accountable for quality, unbiased education in order to combat racism and lack of educational funding.
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