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SBOE Recap: May We All Be Advised–Nothing About This is Normal
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 on to debate allowing the...
Read MoreSBOE Recap: A Slow Erosion of Local Control
The latest SBOE meetings bore witness to a disturbing scope creep over several topics that will have enduring effects on student learning.
Read MoreTexas educators urge caution and transparency for new TEA Inspector General
TEA must ensure serious misconduct concerns are not conflated with political squabbling.
Read MoreTexas Educators Urge Clear Guidance for Schools After Student Walkouts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 4, 2026 CONTACT: Marco Guajardo, mguajardo@texasaft.org press@seekerstrategies.com Texas Educators Urge Clear Guidance for Schools After Student Walkouts Divisive rhetoric from state leaders does not keep kids safe Austin, Texas – Earlier this week, students in several Texas communities left class to participate in demonstrations related to national...
Read MoreFaculty and Students Gather at Texas A&M to Defend Academic Freedom
Faculty and students at Texas A&M University gathered Thursday, Jan. 30, to speak out against recent course cancellations and classroom restrictions tied to a new Texas A&M University System policy governing curriculum review.
Read MoreGet Ready for the Voucher Week of Action: February 2-6
OSOD is launching the Texas Center for Voucher Transparency (TXCVT) on February 2, 2026 - the same week that Texas will begin accepting parent applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) voucher program.
Read MoreTexas AFL-CIO Kicks Off 2026 Political Work at COPE Convention
Hundreds of labor delegates from across the state gathered in Georgetown this past weekend for the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) Convention.
Read MoreTexas AFT files request for preliminary injunction in TEA lawsuit
On Monday, January 26, Texas AFT filed a request for a preliminary injunction in our ongoing litigation against TEA’s unconstitutional investigations of educators exercising their First Amendment rights in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Read MoreGov. Abbott’s H-1B Freeze Endangers Texas’s Future
January 27, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian L. Evans, President of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), affiliated with the Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT), aaup.texas@gmail.com, 512-516-5991 This press release is also available on Texas AAUP's website Gov. Abbott's H-1B decision threatens innovation, economic growth,...
Read MoreTexas AFT seeks preliminary injunction in lawsuit over state investigations into educators after the assassination of Charlie Kirk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2026 CONTACT: Marco Guajardo, Public Relations Specialist - mguajardo@texasaft.org press@seekerstrategies.com Texas AFT seeks preliminary injunction in lawsuit over state investigations into educators after the assassination of Charlie Kirk The teachers union filed the lawsuit in...
Read MoreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion: the SB 12 Fight Continues in Alamo Heights ISD
SB 12, marketed to the public as “Parent’s Rights” legislation, continues to have a much broader impact than even the clearly stated anti-diversity components in the bill.
Read MoreSBOE Preview: Literary Works & Social Studies TEKS
The State Board of Education (SBOE) will meet next week in Austin for a four-day agenda covering instructional materials, required reading lists, social studies standards, civics education, and other topics.
Read MoreFaculty, Students Speak Out Against Censorship at Texas A&M
Texas AAUP-AFT joined with the TAMU chapter of MOVE Texas in a press conference to condemn course cancellations and attacks on academic freedom.
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