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Let’s celebrate our success before lamenting the death of democracy In HISD

Publish Date: August 15, 2019 11:39 am

For Immediate Release:  Aug. 15, 2019 Contact: Rob D'Amico, 512-627-1343 Zeph Capo, president of Texas AFT and the Houston Federation of Teachers, commented today on the release of state accountability ratings...

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Release of A-F ratings shows need to hit reset button on state sanctions

Publish Date: August 16, 2019 10:46 am

(Photo: Chris Paul/Houston Public Media) Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath visits Aldine ISD on the day of the A-F ratings release. Yesterday, with much undue fanfare, the Texas Education Agency...

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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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