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Release of A-F ratings shows need to hit reset button on state sanctions

Publish Date: August 16, 2019

(Photo: Chris Paul/Houston Public Media) Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath visits Aldine ISD on the day of the A-F ratings release. Yesterday, with much undue fanfare, the Texas Education Agency released its A-F accountability ratings, which for the first time officially include campuses as well as districts. Education Commissioner Mike Morath and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick went on a tour of three districts in the state--San Antonio, Irving, and Aldine ISDs--to laud teachers and officials for their hard work. (You can look up individual campus scores here.) Hard work, however, is not the issue here. We already know that our school employees work tirelessly to educate our kids regardless of state-created efforts to test and punish our schools and teachers with a single letter grade....

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A letter from Zeph Capo, President of Texas AFT

Publish Date: July 1, 2019

Dear AFT Brothers and Sisters, Today marks my first day as President of Texas AFT, and I wanted to send you a quick note. More than anything, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for trusting me to lead our organization over the next two years, representing thousands...

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Your Weekly Briefing

Publish Date: June 24, 2019

SBOE Uses Veto to Stop Controversial Royal “Public” Schools Charter Applicant The founder of controversial Harmony Public Schools, which is one of the largest charter school chains in Texas, recently applied to open several new charter schools in Austin and the Alief area of Houston by August 2020 under the...

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