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As we roll on toward the end of the year, stay on top of the education news with this week's highlights from ATPE Governmental Relations.

Read ATPE's response to plans for distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Despite “historic declines,” state lawmakers will have more money to work with in the upcoming legislative session than Comptroller Glenn Hegar expected over the summer, he said Monday.

We wish you a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday.

Much speculation has surfaced on what a Biden presidency will mean for education, especially in light of a Congress that will likely be divided.

ATPE wishes every Teach the Vote reader a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Take a break from meal-planning to read this week's education news highlights from ATPE Governmental Relations.

Almost midway through the school year, it has become increasingly clear that virtual learning is failing a sizable number of Texas public school students whose parents decided to keep them home as COVID-19 grips the state.

The State Board of Education (SBOE) met Friday, November 20, to conclude its week-long meeting with a final vote on revisions to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for health, physical education, and science.

The State Board of Education (SBOE) is meeting this week for the last time this calendar year.

Earlier this year Congress passed the CARES Act to provide pandemic relief funds to individuals, as well as K-12 schools.