Blog Archive

This week, we will discuss legislative changes made during the 86th legislative session that will impact charter schools in Texas.

Here's a look at this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

Last week, outgoing State Board of Education (SBOE) chair Donna Bahorich (R-Houston) announced her plans to retire from the board. Following her announcement, a number of her Republican colleagues have also indicated plans to retire.

On Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met to discuss several agenda items, including the repeal of Master Teacher certificates, implementation of recent educator misconduct legislation, and an update on the EdTPA pilot program.

This week, we'll talk about educator pensions and retirement benefits, which saw major changes as a result of the 2019 legislative session.

On Nov. 5, 2019, voters statewide will weigh in on proposed constitutional amendments, but there are also a few special elections taking place that same day.

It's been a busy week for the ATPE Governmental Relations team. Here's a look at our lobbyists' latest reporting for Teach the Vote.

This week's election news included a couple of eyebrow-raising developments.

Blog posts from October 2019.

The Texas Tribune held its annual TribFest event in Austin this past Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, 2019.