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It’s that time…the last day to register to vote for the November election!

Publish Date: October 9, 2018 10:03 am

The deadline to register to vote in the November 6 election is today, October 9. Now is the time to make sure you are registered properly–e.g. at the right address. And...

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Legislative Hotline

Join tonight’s AFT telephone town hall on student debt

Publish Date: October 9, 2018 10:08 am

  Have a concern about your student debt or your efforts to work toward lowering your payments or achieving loan forgiveness? If so, you're invited to telephone town hall at 7 p.m....

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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.

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.

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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.