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Education Newsfeed
Texas public education news and updates on our union's work, written and edited by Texas AFT staff.
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Election 2026 recap: A historic shift in Texas politics
Nearly 10 million Texans went to the polls and cast their ballots for change - delivering pro-public education victories not predicted by anyone.
Three years into the HISD takeover, the costs are coming into focus.
Approximately three years after the state seized control of Houston ISD, Texas officials have increasingly held up the district as evidence that state intervention works. There’s numbers they can point to as HISD had 56 F-rated campuses before the takeover and has five this year, while many schools operating under state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Education System (NES) have posted significant gains under the state accountability system. But three years is also
Sep 25
TEA's accountability ratings release: what they are and how they might affect Austin ISD
A primer on TEA's accountability ratings: their history, why they're used, why they're not the best barometer for a school's performance and what that all means for Austin ISD.
Aug 13
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