Vote for candidates who will prioritize education funding
This post is the first in a new Teach the Vote series: A Dozen Days, A Dozen Ways to Vote Your Profession. From now through the March 4 primary election, we’ll explore a top education issue each day–...
View ArticleSchool finance case: Oral arguments begin today
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Texas (SCoT) in the latest school finance case began today. ATPE Lobbyist and school finance expert Josh Sanderson was there live-tweeting from the courthouse...
View ArticleSchool finance case: ATPE attends Supreme Court hearing
$50,000 more per classroom. That is how much more the top quarter of school districts have available to spend compared to the bottom quarter of districts. If it is broken down further, it can be shown...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Sept. 4, 2015
Before we highlight some of this week’s education news stories, we at ATPE want to wish everyone a restful and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend! TEA releases new information on student testing. Public...
View ArticleFrom the Texas Tribune: Experts: Expect Early 2016 School Finance Ruling
by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune September 17, 2015 Earlier this month, the Texas Supreme Court heard hours of arguments in the latest challenge of the way the state funds its public schools. Now,...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Sept. 18, 2015
Happy Friday! Here’s a review of some education stories that made the news this week. Read about ATPE’s lobbying efforts on Social Security. The Texas Tribune reports that some experts anticipate a...
View ArticleTeach the Vote’s Week in Review: Oct. 9, 2015
Happy Friday! Here’s what is making news this week in the Texas education world. Commissioner asks feds to reconsider “high-risk” label given to Texas The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has requested...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: May 27, 2016
The week was dominated by big election news. Read the latest from ATPE and Teach the Vote: ELECTION UPDATE: Educators mobilized to shape the outcome of one high-profile SBOE runoff, while some other...
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House speaker directs committees to keep school finance on the front burner
In May, the Texas Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling in litigation over the way Texas funds our public schools. Finding the school finance system to be (barely) constitutional, the court...
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An eventful week for STAAR
In a statement released yesterday, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced just short of $21 million in penalties against the state’s new testing vendor, ETS. The company will have to fork over...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Aug. 26, 2016
Here’s a look at some stories that made news this week in the world of Texas education: STAAR testing in the media spotlight Appropriations subcommittee begins looking at education funding ATPE members...
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From The Texas Tribune: Analysis: A Game of Chicken Between Texas, Its...
by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune September 26, 2016 Houston, Texas Voters in Texas’ biggest school district in Texas might do what the nine Republicans on the state’s Supreme Court wouldn’t do: Force...
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Houston throws down gauntlet on school finance reform
I lived in Houston for ten years. It’s where I finished high school, graduated from college, and began my first career as a fuzzy-cheeked radio broadcaster. It’s where I gleefully watched my alma...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: March 24, 2017
It’s time for our weekly wrap-up of education news from ATPE’s Governmental Relations team: Senate committee advances sweeping voucher bill House committee ponders testing and accountability, school...
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ATPE settles lawsuit over state’s teacher evaluation system
ATPE and other parties to a lawsuit over the state’s new recommended teacher appraisal system known as T-TESS have reached a settlement agreement. ATPE and three other teacher associations sued the...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: May 5, 2017
Here are education news stories you might have missed this week from ATPE Governmental Relations: ATPE and other teacher groups settle T-TESS lawsuits Legislative countdown continues A settlement...
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