This statement was updated to reflect new information on the number of victims. For Immediate Release: May 24, 2022 Contact: Rob D'Amico, 512-627-1343, rdamico@texasaft.org Texas AFT President Zeph Capo commented today on the school shooting in Uvalde with reports of 14 elementary students and one teacher dead: It is devastating...
Read MoreThe already-flawed A-F school accountability rating system—based heavily on STAAR scores—will re-launch this year after the Texas Education Agency halted it at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. However, only schools meeting the requirements to achieve an A-C will...
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Austin, TX – Today, Texas Parent PAC released a public education poll by Change Research of Likely Texas Voters showing how Governor Greg Abbott is on the wrong side of Texas parents, teachers, and voters. The Texas Parent PAC poll...
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One of our union's perennial priorities is ending the state's over-reliance on high-stakes, standardized testing and assessment. In Texas, that means we need to talk about STAAR. The Problems with STAAR In or out of a pandemic, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams have numerous design...
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About Texas AFT What is Texas AFT? Texas AFT is a statewide union that exists to serve its members and local unions. Texas AFT currently has more than 65,000 members statewide, either through local unions or our Associate Membership Program.When you join a local union, you automatically become a member...
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