FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2023 CONTACT: press@texasaft.org Texas AFT President Zeph Capo commented today on Rep. John Bryant and House Democrats’ alternate property tax relief plan that would boost public school funding and educator pay: “The 88th Legislature, in many ways, has made clear to Texas educators who their...
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This week's Hotline is brought to you by Horace Mann. Friday, June 23, 2023 One Judson AFT member pictured at Thursday’s school board meeting. Together We Thrive It simply isn’t enough for Texas public schools to survive (which many of them are struggling to do at all, especially in rural...
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This week's Hotline is brought to you by Horace Mann. Friday, June 16, 2023 New Committees, New Laws, New Special Sessions… No New Raises Two weeks after Sine Die, Texas elected officials are still crossing t’s and dotting i’s on one of the most disappointing sessions for public education in...
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This week's Hotline is brought to you by Horace Mann. Friday, June 9, 2023 Rio Grande Valley community members, including McAllen AFT, protest outside an April stop on Gov. Abbott’s voucher roadshow. Photo by Clarissa Riojas. ‘If you don’t have a school, you don’t have a community’ Today, we start...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2023 CONTACT: press@texasaft.org Senator Roland Gutierrez to Receive Acts of Courage Award From Texas AFT The award will be presented to the state senator from Uvalde for his dedication to the safety of Texas students, educators, and communities. AUSTIN, Texas — For his relentless advocacy...
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It isn't enough for Texas public schools to survive. Our students deserve schools that help them thrive. https://youtu.be/LdT0yT7Sh4M?si=wBeA5Vm6tz-6G445 It's Time to Thrive Our fight to thrive is about creating respectful working conditions with more planning time, fewer added duties and extra paperwork, resources to prevent burnout before it starts, and...
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Friday, June 2, 2023 You made a difference this session We are sorting through the results of this legislative session, and we’ll be recapping each key part of our Respect Agenda and how it fared in the Hotline throughout the summer. But to start things off, we wanted to take...
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Friday, May 26, 2023 Is this a joke? There are three days left in the regular session of the 88th Texas Legislature. And as of this writing, there are $0 dedicated in the proposed final state budget for public school employee raises. After more than a month of negotiations in...
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Recognizing Important Texans June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, an important time for educators and students to celebrate the contributions and achievements of LGBTQ+ individuals in all aspects of our society. It's also a chance to educate about the discrimination and racism faced by these communities, historically and still today. Each...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2023 CONTACT: press@texasaft.org Texas AFT President Zeph Capo commented Thursday on House Bill 1, the state budget, which, after negotiations in conference committee, contains no increase to the basic allotment for students and no raises for public school employees: “Is this a joke? Congratulations to...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2023 CONTACT: press@texasaft.org Texas legislators have a choice: increase public school funding or bankroll private school vouchers Amendments to two key bills in the last days of session set up key decision for lawmakers AUSTIN, Texas – In the early hours of the morning, the...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2023 CONTACT: press@texasaft.org Texas AFT and Every Texan commented Wednesday on the $16 billion fiscal note for CSHB100 and its private school voucher over the next five years. Both organizations published research jointly this spring that indicated the cost of across-the-board raises for Texas school...
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