News release on lawsuit against education commissioner on SB 1882
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June 12: Texas AFT wins lawsuit on in-district charter rules; Districts not receiving fed funds as anticipated; TEA to provide PPE, reopening guidance
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Texas AFT victorious in lawsuit to protect teachers’ rights in district ‘partnerships’ with charter schools
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House speaker releases interim charges leading to 2021 session
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Texas Education Commissioner attempts to skirt the law with new rules on district partnerships with charter schools and nonprofits
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 ratings. The state also incentivized the practice by offering additional...
Read MoreYour Weekly Briefing: Pay for test scores? And TRS pension bill moves forward as health insurance spikes for active employees
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House committee chair looks to review laws on accountability, district partnerships with charters
The first House Public Education Committee of the session gave us a good indication of some of the policy issues members will be looking at in the coming months—including a a review of two controversial laws governing the requirements for turning around (or closing) schools with Improvement Required (IR) accountability...
Read MoreTEA announces next round of charter “partnership” applications
The Texas Education Agency Friday announced the next round of applications for what it calls the “Texas Partnerships” program, but what really is in many cases an incentivized method of getting districts to turn over campuses to charter school operators. The program is a result of SB 1882, a bill...
Read MoreWhy we’re suing the education commissioner and TEA over rules for ‘partnerships’ between charters and public school districts
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Texas AFT and TSTA file lawsuit against education commissioner
Download the Lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2018 CONTACTS: Rob D’Amico (Texas AFT), 512-627-1343, Ext. 1313 Clay Robison (TSTA), 512-476-5355 News Conference: Thursday, 10 a.m. Teacher unions sue state education commissioner over faulty rules for partnerships between school districts and charter schools Education Commissioner Mike Morath fails to follow...
Read MoreDebate over charter-school ‘partnerships’ continues as TEA assumes role of cheerleader for controversial charter bill
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Statement on Texas House committee hearings on teacher compensation and charter school expansion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2018 CONTACT: Rob D’Amico, 512-627-1343 Louis Malfaro, Texas AFT president, commented today on the Texas House Public Education Committee’s hearings on teacher pay and charter schools: Teacher compensation Priority one—raising base pay Average teacher pay in Texas lags more than $6,000 below the national average...
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