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What’s in the Teacher Vacancy Task Force Report? Training and Support
Publish Date: March 24, 2023 5:12 pmThis is the final of three deep dives we will take into the final report from the Texas Education Agency’s Teacher Vacancy Task Force. The recommendations from the report fell...
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March 10, 2023: The Bill Filing Deadline; Working Conditions in the Teacher Vacancy Report
Publish Date: March 11, 2023 2:40 pmFriday, March 10, 2023 This week is National School Social Worker Week, and we should all take a moment to lift up these employees who help our kids face some...
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In Your Workplace
With more than 30 local unions and an Associate Membership Program with more local offices than any other Texas organization, we are on the ground with you.
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At the Capitol
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Our Members
Pre-K-12

Texas AFT works to better the profession of educators by promoting effective public education policy to improve the pay and working conditions of teachers, nurses, counselors, and other professionals.
Higher Education

Our union also represents higher education employees at community colleges and universities. We are actively organizing higher ed local unions around the state.
Support Professionals

Support personnel — from bus drivers to cafeteria workers to custodians — keep our schools running. Texas AFT aims to represent their varied interests on the local and state levels.