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Our Work Is Powerful

Publish Date: July 15, 2019 11:28 am

We Educate. Texas educators and support professionals make a difference everyday in the lives of our students. Texas AFT provides our members with the resources, professional development, and support to...

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Legislative Hotline

Texas Education Commissioner attempts to skirt the law with new rules on district partnerships with charter schools and nonprofits

Publish Date: July 12, 2019 10:49 am

A controversial state law passed in 2017—Senate Bill 1882—gave districts the ability to “partner” with charter schools and other nonprofit entities to take over campuses facing sanctions for low accountability...

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Who We Serve

PreK-12

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.

Higher Education

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

Support Professionals

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.

Share My Lesson

Find the right K-12 lesson plans--for free. Share My Lesson offers free lesson plans, teacher resources and classroom activities created by dedicated educators.

American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and today represents 1.6 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide. Read more about our national affiliate and discover a host of resources available for your profession.