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TEA pay-raise report has teachers scratching their heads

Publish Date: November 6, 2020 11:08 am

In the first year in which the changes from Texas’ school finance bill, HB 3, took effect, the Texas Education Agency is reporting that teachers on average received significant raises,...

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Legislative Hotline

October 30, 2020: Last early vote reminder; Our union partners with college for free tuition; Pushing back against charters; Learn more about National Board certification

Publish Date: October 30, 2020 3:44 pm

You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website.   We’re setting records, but there’s still much more work to be done! Today is last...

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Members of the Houston Educational Support Personnel, an affiliate of Texas AFT, are celebrating a hard-won victory against privatization in how their school district’s food service program is managed.

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