Sept. 10, 2021: Texas AFT sues state to block voter suppression bill; New special session on the way; AFT’s Randi Weingarten visits Texas
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Topic: Alliance-AFT
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AFT president visits Dallas, meets with school officials and members on safety issues
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June 21, 2021: Gov. signals more legislation on race curriculum; Local unions win pay raises; Take action to stop charter expansion
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Local Leader Spotlight: Rena Honea, President of Alliance-AFT in Dallas
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El Paso schools brace for continuing, record-breaking COVID-19 infections
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For those who claim teacher unions don’t have any power in Texas…
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Time magazine’s ‘Heroes of the Front Lines” features local union food service workers
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Dallas members keep the pressure on in fight against unfair compensation system
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Dallas union members continue their fight against pay based on student test scores
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We are three teachers benefiting from higher salaries, but we need to reveal the ugly side of pay for test scores
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Most districts fare well in local bond elections, while one key school board remains undecided
School district bond elections were mostly successful in Saturday's local elections, with 40 of the 50 measures on the ballot passing. Meanwhile, one key race for Dallas ISD's School Board remains undecided and headed to a runoff. Members of our local affiliate--Alliance AFT--worked for the re-election of incumbent Bernadette Nutall with thousands of phone calls and door knocks in Dallas...
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By Dena Donaldson Texas AFT Community Schools Coordinator Since 1990, the school transformation framework known as “community schools” has become a nationally recognized way of strengthening neighborhood schools. Today, over 5,000 schools nationwide identify themselves as community schools. Texas AFT currently has four locals actively pursuing community school initiatives in their districts, with many other locals and districts interested in...
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