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43 winter 2014
A
t ATPE, we pride ourselves on our
professionalism. Professionalism is one
of our tenets—it's even part of our name.
But not every education organization values
professionalism. One of our competitors recently
distributed a marketing piece that contained
blatant lies about ATPE, hoping to convert some
of our current members and to convince new
educators that their organization is superior.
We don't condone this sort of activity and
would never engage in such tactics. But neither
will we stand by and let untrue things be said
about us. We have taken legal action to inform
our competitors that we are no longer going to
let them spread lies about ATPE. We believe that
public educators deserve to know the truth.
I encourage you to research the facts for
yourselves. It's easy to find information about
any nonprofit online, including us and our
competitors. You can use www.guidestar.org,
a free resource, to review all the education
organizations' federal tax returns (Form 990).
Seeing how an organization spends their money
can be very revealing.
We truly believe that educators who take the
time to compare us side-by-side with any of our
competitors will choose ATPE. We ofer the most
value, the highest quality services, and the best
products to our members.
TRUTH ABOUT ATPE
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for the record
by Gary Godsey
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by Gary Godsey
for the record
There are a lot of associations that occupy the education space
in Texas. All say they represent the best interests of educators,
and for people working in public education, it can be difcult
to choose. Here is one of the characteristics that distinguishes
ATPE from other organizations.
Gary Godsey, ATPE Executive Director