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SBOE Preview: TEKS Revisions in the Spotlight
The State Board of Education (SBOE) will convene in Austin on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. CT, and meet through Friday, Nov. 22. At this regular meeting, the board will take up several important items, most notably, a framework for the anticipated social studies content area revision. Tuesday Preview The SBOE will spend Tuesday primarily on discussion and action items related to instructional materials. The board will have the opportunity to receive the...
Read MoreSBEC Recap: Preview of Future Rulemaking
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met in Austin on July 23 and 24 to discuss their pending work and take up a few action items. Each July, the SBEC conducts a work session to preview their workstreams and rulemaking duties for the coming year. After a legislative session,...
Read MoreHouston Federation of Teachers Sues Houston ISD for Denying State-Funded Teacher Raises, Violating HB 2
Parents, educators, and students rallied outside the AFT Convention in July 2024, protesting the Texas Education Agency’s takeover of Houston ISD and appointed Superintendent Mike Miles’s so-called “reforms” in the district. Photo by Mariana Krueger, CCR Studios. On Wednesday, the...
Read MoreStatement on Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2025 CONTACT: Nicole Hill, press@texasaft.org Statement from Texas AFT President Zeph Capo on House Bill 4 and the proposed set of new congressional districts released this week: “We as Texans have let this state’s so-called ‘leaders’ divide us along party lines for too long....
Read MoreJuly 25, 2025: Power in Numbers
Friday, July 25, 2025 Don’t Agonize. Organize! One of these years, we desperately hope we’ll have an uneventful – dare we hope, even boring – back-to-school season. But that is not going to be this year. News breaks every day that has broad, often concerning, implications for our schools,...
Read MoreTexas Special Session: Week 1 Recap
This special session of the 89th Legislature opened with no movement on STAAR reform or other priority education legislation. Instead, congressional redistricting has emerged as the dominant issue, fundamentally reshaping legislative priorities. Republicans have launched a rare mid-decade redraw of congressional districts, reportedly seeking to create up to five...
Read MoreYour Questions About HB 2 & School Funding Answered
When lawmakers rolled out House Bill 2 in the 89th Legislature, they promised a historic investment in public education. As the bill worked its way through the legislative process, the contents of the bill changed repeatedly, and educators across Texas were left wondering what actually ended up in the final...
Read MoreTexas AFT Joins Lawsuit Over Frozen Federal Education Funding
A sign held by a member at our June rally outside of Sen. Ted Cruz’s office, protesting his support of defunding the Department of Education and adding a private voucher program to the federal budget bill. Photo by Brooke Jonsson, CCR Studios. On Monday, Texas AFT joined school districts,...
Read More89th Legislature in Review: Your Right to Healthy, Safe Working Conditions
Texas AFT United members visit a lawmaker’s office during the 89th legislative session and discuss the need for our Educator’s Bill of Rights. This plank in your Educator’s Bill of Rights states that “safety is a prerequisite for learning.” If our educators and students do not feel secure in...
Read MoreJuly 18, 2025: Two Federal Threats to Public Schools
Friday, July 18, 2025 Two Federal Threats to Public Schools This week, Texas AFT hosted the first session of our Summer School briefings for public school employees and parents, trying to make sense of all the state and national changes affecting our schools, colleges, and universities. On the call,...
Read MoreTexas AFT Joins Coalition of School Districts, Parents, & Advocates in Lawsuit Against Trump-Vance Administration for Unlawfully Blocking Billions in Funding
Without Court Intervention, Unlawful Funding Freeze will Endanger Academic Programs and Staffing Across the Nation
Read More89th Legislative Session in Review: Your Right to Affordable, High-Quality Childcare
The youngest speaker at our Public Education Advocacy Day this past March. Our members brought copies of the Educator’s Bill of Rights to meet with their legislators. When we began our work on your 89th legislative agenda, working conditions were top of mind for members. One particular issue began to...
Read MoreSpecial Session Preview: Gov. Abbott Brings Lawmakers Back to Austin
On Monday, Texas lawmakers will return to Austin for a special session of the 89th Legislature, as required by Gov. Greg Abbott's formal call on July 12. Among the issues listed in the governor’s proclamation are improving flood warning systems, cutting property taxes, regulating hemp-derived products, and, most controversially, drawing...
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