Explore the Teach the Vote archives for coverage of Texas public education policy dating back to 2019.
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the filing of new school voucher legislation Thursday, which is being carried in the Senate by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
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Yesterday was round two of bills up for public hearing in the House Public Education Committee.
By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 2/27/2019 12:00:00 AM
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A bill that would grant all full-time classroom teachers a $5,000 across-the-board pay raise was placed on the Texas Senate Intent Calendar today.
By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 2/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
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The State Board for Education Certification (SBEC) met yesterday, Feb. 22, in Austin to take up an agenda involving several actions items and discussions.
By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 2/23/2019 12:00:00 AM
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The Teacher Retirement System (TRS) board was in Austin for their regularly scheduled board meeting on Thursday and Friday of this week.
By Monty Exter | Posted on: 2/22/2019 12:00:00 AM
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In addition to preparing for the upcoming ATPE at the Capitol events this weekend, your ATPE lobbyists were once again busy covering legislative happenings in and around the Capitol this week. Here's a look at this week's developments.
By Monty Exter | Posted on: 2/22/2019 12:00:00 AM
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The bills spanned topics including prekindergarten class sizes, educator preparation and training, assessment, and special education.
By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 2/19/2019 12:00:00 AM
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It's been another busy week in the Texas capital. Here's a wrap-up of this week's education news highlights from ATPE Governmental Relations.
By Jennifer Mitchell, CAE | Posted on: 2/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
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This month, 15 major education groups in Texas agreed on a policy agenda for charter schools.
By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 2/14/2019 12:00:00 AM
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