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Will the 2020s be another ‘lost decade’? New map shows depth of Texas’ underfunding of public schools

Publish Date: September 20, 2022

Map of Texas with school districts shaded in varying degrees of red based on salary numbers.

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Local Solutions to the Texas Educator Shortage Exist. Now We Need State Action.

Publish Date: August 31, 2022

Randi Weingarten raises a copy of the A-F-T shortage report at the lectern at the press conference.

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Report Card from Texas Educators and Parents Shows Failing Grades for Governor on School Safety

Publish Date: August 18, 2022

Text says, "Report Card: Greg Abbott's Response to Uvalde. Teachers and kids are terrified to return to Texas classrooms because Governor Abbott failed to order any meaningful improvements for school safety. Respecting kids and educators starts with doing everything possible to make sure they come home safely at the end of the day." The report card shows failing grades on the following items: call an emergency legislative session to address gun safety; demand the legislature raise the legal age for buying assault rifles from 18 to 21; hold department of public safety officials accountable for waiting for 77 minutes to respond to the Uvalde shooter; comfort, support, and show sympathy for families when attending funerals of victims; do everything in his power to prevent another school tragedy."

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Statement on Gov. Abbott’s ‘School Choice’ Press Conference

Publish Date: August 11, 2022

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New Study Provides Solutions for Texas’ Teacher & School Staff Retention Crisis

Publish Date: July 26, 2022

Text says, "Respect Us, Expect Us. Winning the respect public school employees and students deserve."

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Advisory: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Solving the Educator Retention Crisis Press Conference

Publish Date: July 22, 2022

Text says, "Respect Us, Expect Us. Winning the respect public school employees & students deserve."

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Teachers union survey shows school employees overwhelmingly (77%) do not want to be armed

Publish Date: June 8, 2022

Blue and Orange pie chart showing90% of Texas school employees have worried about a shooting happening at their school

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Tuesday March to give a message to Sen. Ted Cruz

Publish Date: May 30, 2022

Sen. Cruz stands in a blue shirt, no tie, with a quizzical look on his face against a vibrant orange stage backdrop.

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Tragic event in Uvalde is yet another reminder that our state’s leadership has failed our children

Publish Date: May 24, 2022

Red brick sign in front of school reads: "Robb Elementary School."

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Abbott’s foolish pursuit of inflicting harm on immigrant children would lead to the targeting of kids and danger to our state’s economy

Publish Date: May 5, 2022

A teacher with a pony tail holds up a book to a large circle of young children seated on a rug on the floor.

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New report shows the key driver for teachers ready to call it quits: making less money than they did in 2010

Publish Date: April 14, 2022

Against a light blue is ghosted school desks. Text: The Lost Decade Without significant statewide investment in public school funding, Texas is facing a retention crisis for certified teachers and qualified school staff.

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Statement on Gov. Abbott’s teacher retention task force

Publish Date: March 9, 2022

Snapshot of Abbott letter with official governor seal. Letter linked in story

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