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ATPE weighed in on several bills heard during the committee’s April 1 hearing.

Even halfway through the session, the 89th Texas Legislature is already shaping up to be one of the most consequential sessions in recent history for public education and educators across Texas.

ATPE weighed in on several of the bills during the committee’s March 25 hearing. 

The House Subcommittee on Academic and Career-Oriented Education heard testimony from ATPE at its March 27 meeting.

The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday with an agenda that included six bills, including a bill intended to protect parental rights and another that would prohibit districts from purchasing materials on the State Board of Education’s “rejected” list.

Student discipline, a proposed cell phone ban, and bills that insert religion into public schools—it’s another week in the 89th Legislature.

In doing so, the president makes good on a campaign promise—but leaves many questions unanswered.

Senate education committee met to discuss bills focused on student health, curriculum standards, and school safety. 

Participate in a new Advocacy Central campaign urging preservation of local control as districts adopt cell phone policies.

During Thursday’s relatively short meeting, the committee advanced a number of its pending bills to the full Senate.