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This Week in Higher Education: Senate Passes SB 37

Publish Date: April 18, 2025

This week, the House Higher Education Committee heard more bills aimed at addressing health care workforce shortages by incentivizing students and funding health institutions. While the House committee continues its important work to support our higher education institutions, the Senate continues its rampage against academic freedom. Senate Bill 37, the full force attack on academic freedom and shared governance, was...

Texas House denies voters a say in private school voucher scams

Publish Date: April 17, 2025

Texas House kicks the can down the road again on school funding

Publish Date: April 16, 2025

ICYMI: Educator argues vouchers won’t help her most vulnerable students

Publish Date: April 15, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2025 CONTACT: Nicole Hill, press@texasaft.org ICYMI: Educator argues vouchers won’t help her most vulnerable students Parents and educators joined State Rep. James Talarico for a statewide TV interview. AUSTIN, Texas – Yesterday, Nexstar television stations across the state aired a special broadcast, “Texas Education: Funding the Future,” focused on proposed private school voucher scam legislation...

April 11, 2025: We can – and must – do better

Publish Date: April 13, 2025

This Week in Higher Education: SB 37 Committee Substitute to be Voted on the Senate Floor by Next Week

Publish Date: April 11, 2025

Court Greenlights Release of Delayed A-F Ratings — But the Fight Isn’t Over

Publish Date: April 11, 2025

After months of legal back-and-forth, the Texas Education Agency has announced it will release the long-delayed A-F accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. This follows an April 3 ruling from the Texas 15th Court of Appeals, overturning a previous injunction that had blocked the release of the ratings. The ratings, which reflect how school districts and campuses perform under...