After months of legal back-and-forth, the Texas Education Agency has announced it will release the long-delayed A-F accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. This follows an April 3 ruling from the Texas 15th Court of Appeals, overturning a previous injunction that had blocked the release of the ratings. The...
Read MoreThis week, as the Texas House Committee on Public Education met to discuss private school vouchers that would syphon tax dollars from our public schools, a Travis County district court issued a temporary injunction to halt the release of the controversial A-F school ratings determined by the governor-appointed commissioner of...
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The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday that the 2022-2023 A-F accountability ratings, initially set for release on Sept. 28, would be delayed. This appears to be welcome news; many education advocates assumed the release of ratings (with new, revamped criteria) prior to the expected special session was intended to make...
Read MoreLate this spring, at the height of legislative chaos, Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced that he would be updating the A-F accountability system for Texas school districts to raise the bar for meeting the college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) indicator. He also announced that these new standards would apply...
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has announced a timeline for release of the 2022-2023 state accountability ratings. For some school districts, the new A-F ratings, which will be released to the public on September 28, 2023, will show that they are doing a worse job compared to last school year...
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Friday, June 6, 2025 Downloadable poster available with other immigration resources from AFT. A nightmare for Dreamers On Wednesday, within hours of a federal lawsuit filed against Texas over our state’s decades-old DREAM Act, Attorney General Ken Paxton readily sold out the future of our state and urged the court...
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This was a long, brutal legislative session for education across the board, but because of our members' tireless work against these destructive efforts, we were able to push the needle and reduce harm for our communities.
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There is much to unpack and process in the bills making their way to the governor’s desk. Several pieces of major legislation effectively will rewrite large portions of the education code and change how our schools operate.
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"Every Texas student has the right to a high-quality, affordable education, regardless of their zip code, race, socioeconomic bracket, or immigration status – all factors outside of their control. "
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With the passage of Senate Bill 37, faculty warn of the impending “brain drain” of students, researchers, and faculty from Texas higher education institutions.
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Friday, May 30, 2025 You asked. We answered. As we careen toward the end of the 89th Legislature (June 2), you’d be forgiven for feeling a bit lost on where major education bills stand. A record 8,607 bills were filed by the filing deadline, hundreds ran the gauntlet of committee...
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With the end of the 89th legislative session in sight, we have a good understanding of which bills are expected to make it to law, and which are dead in the water.
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