Frosty Troy
He is recognized nationally for his upbeat presentations on public education. In an era of weasel words and budget cuts, Frosty Troy is blunt, dynamic defender of public education. He ought to know. He's been in the trenches for 35 years, fighting for decent funding and public support for education from the precincts of his home town to the corridors of power in Washington.
Frosty Troy is an encyclopedia of the history of public education in all its forms. He's an unrelenting champion of teachers, administrators and support personnel who put it on the line every day in the most important enterprise in America - public education.
He is editor of the award-winning Oklahoma Observer, an independent journal of politics, government and social issues. It has won more than four dozen, local, state and national journalism awards.
Frosty Troy served as associate editor of the Tulsa Tribune and also headed the Tribune's state capitol and Washington bureaus. He is a commentator for American Public Radio and has a daily radio commentary.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards including Scouting's God and Country Award, the First Amendment Award, the American Legion's Patriotism Award, the National Oklahoma Friend of Education Award and has been inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. He has been cited as an outstanding investigative reporter by the Washington Journalism Review.
Lecture Topics include:
Public Education – America’s Greatest Success Story This is a blend of historical fact and true life stories that have brought thousands of educators to their feet, proud of who they are and what they do and glad to hear something positive for a change.
Teachers Are People, Too How educators at all levels can plug into the political system to make things happen to improve the schools. This is a bipartisan presentation filled with real life examples.
Holly's Harvard The story of special education and how it effects the lives of more than four million children a year in America, the heart-warming true adventure of how children once destined to failure are now claiming their rightful place in society. Bring plenty of Kleenex for this one.
He is recognized nationally for his upbeat presentations on public education. In an era of weasel words and budget cuts, Frosty Troy is blunt, dynamic defender of public education. He ought to know. He's been in the trenches for 35 years, fighting for decent funding and public support for education from the precincts of his home town to the corridors of power in Washington.
Frosty Troy is an encyclopedia of the history of public education in all its forms. He's an unrelenting champion of teachers, administrators and support personnel who put it on the line every day in the most important enterprise in America - public education.
He is editor of the award-winning Oklahoma Observer, an independent journal of politics, government and social issues. It has won more than four dozen, local, state and national journalism awards.
Frosty Troy served as associate editor of the Tulsa Tribune and also headed the Tribune's state capitol and Washington bureaus. He is a commentator for American Public Radio and has a daily radio commentary.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards including Scouting's God and Country Award, the First Amendment Award, the American Legion's Patriotism Award, the National Oklahoma Friend of Education Award and has been inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. He has been cited as an outstanding investigative reporter by the Washington Journalism Review.
Lecture Topics include:
Public Education – America’s Greatest Success Story This is a blend of historical fact and true life stories that have brought thousands of educators to their feet, proud of who they are and what they do and glad to hear something positive for a change.
Teachers Are People, Too How educators at all levels can plug into the political system to make things happen to improve the schools. This is a bipartisan presentation filled with real life examples.
Holly's Harvard The story of special education and how it effects the lives of more than four million children a year in America, the heart-warming true adventure of how children once destined to failure are now claiming their rightful place in society. Bring plenty of Kleenex for this one.
