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Texas public education news and updates on our union's work, written and edited by Texas AFT staff.

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Senate Education hearings: the fast and the furious

Interim Senate hearings on the state of education and the voucher rollout leave a lot to be desired as we careen towards the start of bill filing.

Texas universities fall in FIRE’s free-speech rankings amidst AAUP concerns over academic freedom

Texas universities ranked poorly in free speech rankings, costing us more than just academic debate.

Oct 2

Higher Ed: Board of Regents Round Up

Texas University Systems are meeting this month to review and vote on proposed system policies. With each quarterly meeting, regents continue to introduce and approve policies that encroach on course curriculum and faculty teaching methods. The University of Texas, Texas Tech, University of North Texas, and Texas State University systems all held their committee meetings this past week, and our Texas AAUP-AFT members stood alongside students and alumni to stand up to policie

May 22