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Will school employees be in the first wave to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?

Publish Date: December 4, 2020 3:51 pm

Initial word is that educators will be considered front-line workers prioritized for vaccines, but Texas AFT will be fighting to ensure that plan continues With the delivery of some 1.4...

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Legislative Hotline

November 19, 2020: TRS retiree health premiums stay the same, but check needed on providers; Legislators want to cancel STAAR; SBOE fails again on Sex Ed

Publish Date: November 20, 2020 3:05 pm

You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website. We will not be publishing a Hotline next week, so we wish you a safe and...

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Texas AFT actively works to better the profession of educators by promoting effective public education policy and laws to help improve the pay and working conditions of our teachers, nurses, counselors and other professionals. Check here for resources on professional development, employee rights and education news.

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Texas AFT is actively organizing new higher-education locals in the state. Read more about our efforts and our newest locals.

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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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