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Texas AFT Round-Up: Yes, charter schools impact you; The STAAR test on trial, deals on summer travel, and more!

Publish Date: April 10, 2019

  Charters face scrutiny at Capitol. Tell lawmakers we need a TIMEOUT for charter school expansion! Write your legislators now! Yes, charter schools have significant impacts on those of you teaching in public schools, and those negative impacts are growing with rampant expansion of charter chains across the state. Charters schools drain our public schools of resources (often millions of dollars lost), cost the state billions of dollars, are ripe for corruption and profiteering, and lack the transparency the public deserves for their tax dollars. Yesterday at the Capitol, the House Public Education Committee heard some 20 bills seeking more accountability, transparency and overall regulation of charter schools--including a bill that would require a real assessment of financial and logistical impacts to school districts when...

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Thousands of teachers, school employees expected for Capitol rally

Publish Date: March 6, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2019 CONTACTS Rob D’Amico (Texas AFT): 512-627-1343 Clay Robison (TSTA): 512-535-8994 WHAT:   Several thousand teachers and other school employees from throughout Texas are expected to gather at the state Capitol to demand more funding for public school students, educators and retired educators. Most will be...

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