Topic: Policy

Urgent Action: Testify or Submit Public Comments to the House Public Education Committee 

Publish Date: August 2, 2024

Interim committee hearings are an essential part of the Texas legislative process between regular legislative sessions.  The Texas House Public Education Committee is holding critical hearings on Monday, Aug. 12, and Tuesday, Aug. 13, on issues that are having or will have a profound impact on the future of public education in Texas. These hearings present a unique opportunity for...

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“Broken Promises’: A Chronicle of Charter School Failures 

Publish Date: August 2, 2024

Given the recent approvals of four new charter schools by the State Board of Education this summer, we want to revisit the important research that has informed Texas AFT’s continued insistence on a charter school moratorium in this state.   First, let’s start with the national education policy think tank Network for Public Education (NPE), which has released many relevant...

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Urgent Call to Action: Texas House Public Education Committee Hearings on 08/12 and 08/13 

Publish Date: July 26, 2024

The Texas House Public Education Committee is holding critical hearings on Monday, August 12 and Tuesday, August 13 on issues that are having or will have a profound impact on the future of public education in Texas. Perhaps most critically, the committee will consider the implementation of taxpayer-funded private school vouchers and the effect that the increasing quantity of uncertified...

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