Download the lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2018 CONTACTS: Rob D’Amico (Texas AFT), 512-627-1343, Ext. 1313 Clay Robison (TSTA), 512-476-5355 Teachers unions sue Education Commissioner Mike Morath for making an unlawful power grab to promote charter school expansion in our public school districts Two teachers unions filed a joint...
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Seth Andrew, co-founder of Democracy Prep. A charter school executive charged this week for stealing $218,000 from his network of nonprofits running charter schools has a connection to Texas—the takeover of a San Antonio public school by Democracy Prep. Seth...
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You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website. Monday is the last day to register to vote for July 14 Primary Election runoffs and special election If you’re still not registered to vote and...
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San Antonio Alliance members fought the charter takeover of a district elementary school. In a significant victory for teachers’ rights in the face of charter-school takeovers, a Travis County District Court this week ruled that the Texas Education Agency had...
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Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen released his “interim charges,” directions to committees and state bodies on legislation to review and issues to address for possible legislation next session. Additionally, he noted that he will be announcing "several Select Committees addressing issues of extraordinary interest and concern" in the coming weeks....
Read MoreA 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...
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Dallas ISD teachers testify against a pay-for-test-scores system known as TEI. (Watch the video here.) First the good news. The Texas House passed its version of the TRS funding fix as SB 12 on Thursday. The bill would ensure the...
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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...
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Tuesday's Hotline looked at how the Texas Education Agency and some legislators are enamored with SB 1882, which incentivizes "partnerships" between charter schools or nonprofits and school districts for low-performing campuses. (In some cases, the term "partnership" should be replaced with the "takeover" of a...
Read MoreDownload 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...
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Pointed questions around the expansion of charter schools and the negative impact they have on existing public schools continue to surface, even while the Texas Education Agency has ramped up its cheerleading for charter schools and a controversial bill promoting...
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