FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2022 CONTACT: Rena Honea, Alliance/AFT, 214-796-2250, rena@allianceaft.org Rob D’Amico, Texas AFT, 512-627-1343, rdamico@texasaft.org Netflix CEO and Walmart Heir influence Texas State House Races Texas AFT […]
In order to strengthen the political arm of our teachers and support staff, Alliance/AFT is conducting a survey to better understand how to mobilize our members into political action. The […]
Bridges Institute offers Mindfulness Essentials series The Bridges Institute will be hosting the Mindfulness Essentials series via Zoom next month. The series started on Wednesday and will continue each Wednesday […]
Department of Education finalizes $33 million penalty to state over special education servicesThe U.S. Department of Education last week made a “final determination” that the Texas Education Agency would have to pay […]
IDEA charter schools sued Attorney General Ken Paxton last week to halt the release of records of its expense accounts sought by a local news outlet. The Progress Times—a publication […]
On Monday, Texas AFT Legislative Counsel Patty Quinzi testified at the Texas Education Agency about the proposed Charter School Performance Framework (CSPF) for charter schools. The indicators within the CSPF […]
Contract abandonment rules The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) last week gave initial approval to rules related to contract abandonment and the circumstances under which teachers may resign from […]
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education announced major changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, finally addressing the serious problems AFT members have faced in accessing student loan […]
Now in its third week of the third special session, the Legislature pushed through legislation that would discriminate against transgender student athletes and further suppress the vote. Last week Gov. […]
