Feb. 10, 2023: 89% of School Counselors Don’t Feel Respected by Texas
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Feb. 3, 2023: The Fight Against Defunding Public Schools
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Jan. 27, 2023: Raises for All Texas School Employees
Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 As Texas public schools beg for funding, Texas charter schools … buy luxury horse ranches. This year, National School Choice Week fell just a week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proclaimed before the Legislature that he and Gov. Greg Abbott are “all in” on “school choice.” What’s normally a week in which voucher proponents and...
Read MoreJan. 20, 2023: Fact-Checking Gov. Abbott; The State Takeover of HISD; The Voucher Fight Begins
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Jan. 13, 2023: Our Visit to the Capitol; Hinojosa’s $10K Raise Bill
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Jan. 6, 2023: Education Bills, a COLA, & Student Debt Relief
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Dec. 16, 2022: Lubbock Racial Discrimination Challenge; Bills We Are Watching; Rep. Erin Gamez is Substitute Certified
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Dec. 2, 2022: Dan Patrick’s Upcoming Priorities; ACLU Sues Two Texas School Districts
Reminder: Take the 2022 Texas AFT Membership Survey by Dec. 9 Last year, our members’ answers in our annual survey helped us change the narrative in Texas and force state leaders to deal with the real issue for our public schools: respect. This year, we need your input as we form our union’s strategy for the upcoming legislative session....
Read MoreDec. 9, 2022: 88th Session Preview; Retiree Plus Members Speak at TRS Meeting
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Nov. 18, 2022: Results from Our Task Force; SBOE’s Final Meeting of the Year
Texas AFT offices will close for the Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday, Nov. 23, and there will be no Hotline next week. We hope you and yours have a warm and restful break! Texas AFT Announces Respect Agenda for 88th Legislative Session Up to 70% of Texas teachers say they’re thinking of leaving education according to survey data collected in the...
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