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Governor’s signatures give a green light to a brighter future our schoolchildren and educators

Publish Date: June 11, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2019 CONTACT: Rob D’Amico, 512-627-1343 Texas AFT is happy that the governor—by signing HB 3--listened to the thousands of educators, parents, and activists calling for a much-overdue investment in our schools and a package of fixes to the school finance system that will give a solid foundation for funding our future. The new school finance system also provides a framework for continuing pay raises for our teachers and the entire school employee team. “The bill signed into law today is a significant building block that will allow our state to continue funding public education to a level that’s needed to meet the challenges of our increasingly diverse state,” said Texas AFT President Louis Malfaro. “We still have a long way...

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Statement on Senate school finance bill release

Publish Date: April 29, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2019 CONTACT: Rob D’Amico, 512-627-1343 Texas American Federation of Teachers President Louis Malfaro commented today on the state Senate's plan for school finance, which was heard in a committee meeting this morning: The Senate's plan fails to recognize that pay for test scores is a...

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