Education Newsfeed

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

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Labor Day: a celebration of worker power

Labor and unions are on the upswing in the 2020s. After decades of suppression by governments and misinformation from think tanks, Americans are waking up to their collective power and joining unions all over this great country.

Abbott wants H-1B teachers out of Texas public schools. Districts say they’re filling jobs Texans aren’t.

H-1B visa holders make up less than half a percentage point of all Texas teachers, but they fill important gaps in urban districts - the Governor's proposal is unnecessarily cruel and solves no problems while making the staffing crisis worse.

Aug 28

Research competitiveness set as a priority for House Higher Education Committee

Research competitiveness isn't just a talking point on a college's brochure. Attacks on research have had real lasting impacts as we are seeing with disease outbreaks and regulatory failures. What will the House Higher Ed Committee have to say about it?

Aug 21

People’s Hearing hosts faculty & students, and upcoming higher ed hearings to show what’s in store

This week's news on higher education happenings and what's at stake during next week's House hearings.

Aug 13

Senate hearings, THECB meetings show what’s to come for higher education

SB 37's fallout and funding and curriculum changes forecast the higher education fight to come in 2027.

Jul 31

AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT sue Texas Tech University System over restrictive course content policies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2026 CONTACT: For AAUP: Kelly Benjamin, kbenjamin@aaup.org For Texas AAUP-AFT: Marco Guajardo, mguajardo@texasaft.org, press@seekerstrategies.com For LDF: media@naacpldf.org For Lambda Legal: uihekwereme@lambdalegal.org AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT sue Texas Tech University System over restrictive course content policies Censorship memoranda violate faculty’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights EL PASO, Texas – Today, the American Association of Uni

Jul 8

KUT termination marks further tension between public education and political agendas

A high-profile firing at UT's popular radio station is another chapter in the ongoing fight against the politicization of higher education.

Jun 20

GALLERY: Texas AAUP-AFT Higher Education Summit

Pictures from a successful Texas AAUP-AFT Higher Education Summit in Houston, Texas.

Jun 12