Blog Archive

The committee heard testimony Tuesday, May 4, on reducing local communities’ authority over charter schools that locate within their jurisdiction.

The committee met Tuesday, May 4, to hear more bills and take votes on three Senate bills.

The committee met Monday, May 3, to vote on several pending bills, including some supported and one opposed by ATPE.

The full Senate passed a special education voucher bill Monday despite opposition from ATPE and others in the public education community.

The State Board for Educator Certification met April 30 to discuss rule revisions and share some changes to the board.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s state and federal education news and legislative updates.

The House committee met Tuesday and Wednesday to hear its first Senate bills this session, including a controversial charter school bill that ATPE opposes.

A divided Senate Education Committee voted to advance a bill to give public school employees access to sick leave pools.

School districts can apply for part of the $11.2 billion in federal ESSER III funds starting April 29.

ATPE testified before the Senate Education Committee Tuesday, April 27, in support of making sick leave pools available to school employees.