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SBOE Lays Out Legislative Priorities, Gives Approval to Social Studies Standards

Publish Date: November 18, 2022 5:12 pm

This week in Austin was the final meeting of the year for the State Board of Education (SBOE). Among their standard duties, the board agreed upon several legislative priorities that...

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Legislative Hotline

Nov. 11, 2022: Recapping the Election; TEA Proposes Safety Changes

Publish Date: November 15, 2022 9:53 am

Texas AFT offices are closed Friday, Nov. 11, to commemorate Veterans Day. Today, we honor all who have served in the U.S. armed forces. If you are looking for ways...

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Our Issues

Charter Schools & Privatization

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One of our union’s top priorities is fighting efforts to further privatize our public education system — whether through new voucher schemes or expensive, unaccountable charter schools.

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High-Stakes Testing

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Our over-reliance on standardized testing serves no one. Judging students, teachers, & communities by a child’s performance on STAAR shouldn’t be the strategy for improving public education.

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Professional Respect

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If we want to keep dedicated, qualified teachers and staff in our public schools, we have to give them the respect they deserve, including wages that reflect their worth and reasonable workloads.

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Professional Development

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Texas AFT’s Bridges Institute for Professional Development provides diverse, high-quality programming and resources to support educator development in and out of the classroom.

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Our Members

Pre-K-12

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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.

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Higher Education

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

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Support Professionals

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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.

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