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Here's a look at this week's news.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, marked the deadline for candidates to file for the legislative seat recently vacated by former state Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin).

Here is this week's education news from the ATPE lobby team.

New information surfaces daily amid an ever-developing curve of cases, while educators work speedily to learn and implement effective distance learning methods.

This post has been updated to reflect the governor's decision to extend early voting in the July 14 primary runoffs by one week in an attempt to accommodate greater social distancing.

Here are some takeaways from the event.

It's way too early to know how COVID-19 cases will trend over the next few months, but school leaders are trying to draw up preliminary plans for bringing students back to classrooms.

In its first meeting conducted via Zoom, the certification board discussed educators and coronavirus, Master Teachers, and more.

Check out the latest installment of education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

As we previously reported, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a longtime champion of privatization, has been advocating for federal funding of "microgrants."