Records show Texas private schools have made nepotism hires, awarded millions in contracts to board members’ private businesses, and offered personal loans to school leaders
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Educators know our public schools should be safe spaces for every Texas child, regardless of their race, socioeconomic background, gender identity, or religious upbringing. That’s why our members made the right to freedom of religion in schools a plank in our Educator’s Bill of Rights. Increasingly, state leaders are blurring...
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Additional school districts pushed closer to state takeover
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The fourth and final week of Texas’s special legislative session remained mired in a stalemate as Sine Die, the final day of this session came and went without a quorum. More than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state in July to block a redistricting proposal backed by President Donald...
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A new executive order from President Donald Trump would open the door for 401(k) and other retirement plans to invest in private equity,which labor advocates warn could be a bad deal for millions of Americans, putting their retirement security at risk. Under current regulations, most retirement accounts are kept in...
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Academic freedom: the pillar of higher education, and the target of the 89th legislative session. For the past two years, the Texas Legislature has fixated on our public colleges and universities, attempting to control every aspect of what makes our schools great: the freedom the teach and the freedom to...
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A reckoning is underway in the dizzying landscape of charter schools, and Texas finds itself squarely in the spotlight. A major new report from the Network for Public Education (NPE) lays bare the financial waste, poor academic performance, and growing disillusionment surrounding charter schools nationwide. Coupled with state-specific data from...
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Texas House Democrats attend a press event with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Photo Credit: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker/X The third week of the Texas special session has been dominated by a standoff between Republicans and Democrats over congressional redistricting. More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state at the...
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As Texas school districts get ready to open their doors for the 2025-2026 school year, educators and families have much to contend with and understandable levels of anxiety. On many fronts, public education in Texas and nationwide under attack. In response, our union is doing the only thing we can:...
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One aspect of the Educator’s Bill of Rights that got far less attention during the regular session than it deserved was your right to meaningful training and professional development. Educators are lifelong learners, and high-quality training and development correlate to student outcomes. So, what did lawmakers have to say about...
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In its second week, the Texas Legislature’s special session continues to focus on three key issues: a proposed redrawing of congressional maps legislative responses to catastrophic flooding a renewed push to ban certain THC products Where Does Redistricting Stand? Republican leaders in the Texas House unveiled a proposed congressional...
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Photo courtesy of AFT As teacher and school staff shortages continue to deepen across the country, new federal legislation is offering a bold vision to rebuild the educator workforce, while a parallel political effort threatens to dismantle the very systems that support it. Unveiled at AFT’s national TEACH conference last...
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