Blog Archive

The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) released new recommendations Tuesday including a statewide plan to facilitate a safer start to the 2020-21 school year.

Our statement on the guidance reflects our overall disappointment in the lack of clarity and specificity provided to educators who are concerned for their health and safety when returning to school.

The ATPE House of Delegates (HOD) met Thursday, July 9, for the association's annual business meeting.

Friday, July 10, is the last day to early vote before the July 14 runoff elections across Texas, and campaigns are in the final sprint to the finish line.

ATPE closed out its first virtual Summit today, which featured several discussions about COVID-19 and school safety. Read more about what happened this week from our Governmental Relations team.

The 2020 Census is well underway, but at a smidge over 56%, Texas still has a long way to go in its response rate.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today released a new Public Health Planning Guidance document for the 2020-21 school year.

Abbott previously resisted calls for such an order and at one point banned local governments from requiring masks.

Here is our wrap-up of this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

When COVID-19 sent our educational system into triage mode, educators were asked by TEA to document "student engagement" in the state's Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).