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We’re #Allin for Public Schools, Colleges, & Universities

Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions. By taking care of our needs as employees, we ensure our students have what they need to succeed. Lawmakers in Austin and Washington, D.C., have shown their true colors, pushing school privatization, continuing baseless attacks on educators, and largely ignoring real solutions for our kids.

We have to raise our voices together until they listen.

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Protect In-State Tuition for Undocumented Texas Students

Due to a recent U.S. Department of Justice settlement, thousands of undocumented Texas students face sudden uncertainty about college affordability—just weeks before fall classes begin. These students built their plans in good faith, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) must act now.

We urge THECB to create a temporary tuition classification to allow current undocumented students to enroll at the in-state rate they were promised, providing a bridge until the Legislature can address the issue next session.

Urge the THECB to Act Now & Protect Current Students

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Texas AFT’s Educator’s Bill of Rights

Texas AFT and our 66,000 members across the state have developed an Educator’s Bill of Rights, 10 essential rights as defined by pre-K-12 and higher education employees.

We took that agenda to the 89th Legislature, where lawmakers filed 71 bills in support of it. As we process what happened in the session that ended in May, we’re highlighting how each of those 10 rights fared:

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 a defined workday that doesn’t require us to sacrifice our personal lives for our jobs. 

This future is possible. Our educators and students need this future. Our state can afford this future. We must demand it.

Winning that future requires every Texan who works in, learns in, and supports public schools to step up and be #Allin for our schools and our communities.


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Talk to Your Co-Workers

Did you know that more than half of Texas AFT members said they joined our union because a colleague or friend encouraged them to do so? Talking to your colleagues about what a thriving public school system means to you is critical to growing our movement and building our power!

Contact Your Legislators

Remember: Your local, state, and national representatives work for you — not the other way around. Their jobs are to represent your interests as a constituent, but they need to hear from you about what those interests are! Find out who your state lawmakers are and call, email, or visit their office.

Write Letters to the Editor

Have you ever sent a letter to the editor of your local newspaper? Letters to the editor are great ways for you to reach a large, diverse audience in your community. They give you a platform to show how widespread support for public schools in Texas is.

One of our 2023 Educating Texas sessions focused on the power of local organizing, and how you can make a difference in your community by working together. Watch the recording for some inspiration.

Brownsville Educators Stand Together (BEST AFT) members present a resolution in support of an Educator’s Bill of Rights to their school board. (It passed!)

Join Our Fight: If you’re a Texas school employee (K-12 or higher ed!), we invite you to join our union & our fight to thrive. Join online today.