Blog Archive

Teach the Vote's Week in Review: March 25, 2022

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative and election updates, and regulatory developments.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM

Patrick merges Senate’s K-12 and higher education committees, appoints Creighton as chair

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is making Higher Education a subcommittee of the Senate Education Committee and appointing Sen. Brandon Creighton to chair the expanded committee.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM

Teach the Vote's Week in Review: March 18, 2022

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative and election updates, and regulatory developments.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM

WEP Reform Now! It’s Time to Cut a Deal

Texas public educators and retirees join with Massachusetts retirees to push Social Security compromise.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM

2022 Presidential budget focuses on racial equity, plus funding for various federal education priorities

Childcare tax credits, family leave, universal pre-K, and bolstering the educator workforce are among the priorities President Biden wants Congress to consider funding.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 3/16/2022 12:00:00 AM

Want to shape the agenda? Participate in a party convention!

Conventions being held this month will determine who gets to participate in each party’s state convention – where political platforms will be up for discussion.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 3/15/2022 12:00:00 AM

Use Your Teacher Voice: Reflections from ATPE’s SXSW EDU meet-up

The ATPE lobby team reflects on crowdsourced ideas about civic engagement from educators who attended an ATPE-hosted session at the 2022 education conference.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 3/11/2022 12:00:00 AM

Teach the Vote's Week in Review: March 11, 2022

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative and election updates, and regulatory developments.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 3/11/2022 12:00:00 AM

TEA announces its new Teacher Vacancy Task Force

Only two teachers will serve on a new panel requested by Gov. Greg Abbott to study teacher shortages in Texas.

By Jennifer Mitchell | Posted on: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM

BREAKING: Texas House Speaker issues 2022 interim charges to legislative committees

Speaker Dade Phelan released the list of issues he wants House committees to study before the 88th Legislature convenes in January.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM