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The adoption of required Bible readings by the State Board of Education has resulted in much media attention - what's actually happening?

Continuing coverage on the State Board of Education's actions of the past few weeks as they approve a problematic charter and controversial reading lists.

A calamitous week at the SBOE sees the preliminary passage of historically inaccurate and incomplete social studies TEKS.

Texas AFT's press release on passage of new Houston charter school - featuring quotes from Texas AFT President Zeph Capo

Candis Houston's testimony underscores the importance of rejecting this charter application.

After weeks of public comment, the SBOE will be voting on social studies and language arts TEKS, as well as a problematic charter school application.

Public comment window for social studies and lit lists closes this coming Monday - tsunamis and what causes them could be at stake.

The annual charter application process doesn’t attract much public attention, but this year’s cycle produced a result that deserves a closer look.

The public comment window for social studies and the literary list remains open through June 15. We urge concerned parents and teachers to submit comments via the TEA website below and to contact your State Board of Education (SBOE) representative to provide direct feedback. SBOE Proposed Rules Several organizations have developed resources to assist with public comments. If this is your first time commenting on SBOE rules, they can help provide guidance. Texas Rising and

Most Texas AFT-endorsed candidates emerged victorious in Tuesday’s primary runoff elections and will head to a general election - one that has great consequences for public education.

A reminder to submit public comment about changes to the social studies curriculum and literary lists.

The SBOE opened the official public comment windows for the proposals that were voted on at its April meeting. We invited concerned parents and teachers to submit comments on the required literary list that correlate to the K-12 English language arts standards and the K-8 Spanish language arts and reading. SBOE Proposed Rules At the April SBOE meeting, Texas AFT testified that the lists were too long and may rob teaching from other areas of ELAR or SLAR instruction, also leav

The State Board of Education (SBOE) met in Austin on Feb. 25 for a whirlwind one-day special meeting. On the agenda were items related to instructional materials, the social revision process, civics trainings, and parental rights training. More Than a Handful of Errors After considering a few titles to be removed from the rejected list, the board moved… [ more ]

Left: Texas AFT COPE-endorsed Democratic candidate for House District 146 Lauren Simmons, pictured at a March rally with the Houston Federation of Teachers, prevailed in Tuesday’s primary runoff election. Right: Aldine AFT members write postcards to voters on behalf of Charlene Ward Johnson, endorsed candidate for HD 139, who also prevailed on Tuesday. This past… [ more ]