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What We’re Grateful For This Year
Publish Date: November 22, 2021 1:25 pm2021 has been a profoundly difficult year, on every front. But there have been bright spots. From the start of November through Thanksgiving, we have highlighted on social media some...
Read MoreLegislative Hotline
November 19, 2021: Members save thousands erasing student loan debt; Locals in high gear with vaccine clinics; Vote in HISD race
Publish Date: November 19, 2021 1:23 pmThe Hotline will take a break next week for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return on December 3. Local unions kick into high gear with campaigns urging vaccinations at free...
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Charter Schools & Privatization
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.
Standardized Testing & Assessment
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.
Professional Development
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.
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.