Topic: Hotline

May 6, 2022: TRS says all good for a retiree COLA next session, but there’s more to be done; Abbott’s cruel idea to leave kids without an education; Vote tomorrow!

Publish Date: May 7, 2022

Lydia Carillo-Valdez, wearing glasses and blue blazer, stands at Senate podium giving testimony. She extends her hand making a point.

April 29, 2022: Tell us what makes you feel appreciated; TRS healthcare rates won’t rise; Our local wage campaigns are firing at all cylinders; House hearing update on public ed

Publish Date: April 30, 2022

Piece of paper with large red headline of "Our Heroes Deserve a Living Wage" and is taped on a wrinkled envelope

April 22, 2022: Time to pump up your activism with upcoming hearings and elections; Tuesday is for Texting

Publish Date: April 23, 2022

April 15, 2022: New reports shows a ‘Lost Decade’ for public ed with declining school employee wages; TEA policy on ‘obscene’ books

Publish Date: April 15, 2022

fusion of orange and dark blue background with Texas AFT and Every Texan logos. Text: Salaries for Texas public school teachers have fallen an average of 4% over the last 11 years when adjusted for inflation

April 8, 2022: More student loan relief on the way; Patrick introduces divisive agenda for next session; SBOE adds new courses

Publish Date: April 9, 2022

Texas AFT President Zeph Capo stands at a podium in the lobby of State Board of Education. Behind him is statue art with two children sitting on a book atop a glove and the shape of texas and Texas flag

April 1, 2022: New fed rules on charter grants would limit taxpayer money to for-profits; TEA change will fund districts suffering low attendance; Join our Text Mixers!

Publish Date: April 1, 2022

A computer screen shows the long title of new proposed charter-school grant rules. Links to petition for rules.

March 25, 2022: Charters take billions in fed business aid; Changeup in Texas Senate Ed; Get ready to vote again!

Publish Date: March 25, 2022

Brandon Creighton wearing dark suit and blue tie with white stripes

March 11, 2022: Cancel STAAR!; Admins on retention task force outnumber teachers 26-2; Texas House sets interim work

Publish Date: March 17, 2022

February 11, 2022: 66% of Texas educators consider leaving the profession; We endorse Beto for governor; Join our Valentine’s text mixer for early voting

Publish Date: February 11, 2022

Beto with baseball cap on blue background. Text: TexasAFT proudly endorses Beto O'Rourke

February 4, 2022: New rules on sanctions for contract abandonment; New endorsements in Election 2022; Ready to be a leader?

Publish Date: February 8, 2022

Teacher with dress shirt and tie holding books and standing in front of a classroom whiteboard.

January 29, 2022: Omicron survey results show educators don’t feel safe; Senator calls for STAAR cancellation; TRS covers at-home COVID-19 tests; Dallas union fights for more leave time

Publish Date: January 31, 2022

Governor turns his back on our schools; Our new Election 2022 page; Discriminatory laws take effect

Publish Date: January 21, 2022

Governor panders to false narrative on parental rights, turns his back on addressing the extreme hardships teachers face in Omicron surge Is Gov. Greg Abbott talking about how to address the chaos in our schools with extreme teacher shortages...

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