What it Takes to Get All Students Into College | Tom Torkelson | TEDxMcAllen

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When your local school district shuts down your program to help students achieve higher goals, what do you do? You start your own school. Recognized as one of the leading districts in the US, Tom's I.D.E.A. has made an impact on the Texas Education System and on thousands of students and their families.

Seventeen years ago Tom Torkelson and JoAnn Gama began what would become IDEA Public Schools as an after school program at Donna ISD. In 2017 IDEA Public Schools is planning to expand to over 60 schools including elementary, middle and high schools. IDEA has school all over the Rio Grande Valley, Austin and San Antonio. It boast the fact that every high school senior they have graduated has been accepted into a college or university. Tom and IDEA Public Schools have been featured in US News and World Report Best High Schools and The Washington Post

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When a school is all about DATA, it does not reflect well on the students.

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It's great to see Mr.Torkelson here, he created IDEA and I'm a proud student

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