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Morath pushes off-the-shelf curriculum materials during House and Senate committee hearings, and the governor continues his pro-voucher PR tour. Plus, connect with ATPE at SXSW EDU.

The House Public Education Committee held its first hearing of the 88th Legislature Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The Subcommittee on Article III (Public Education) met Monday, Feb. 27, to discuss budget recommendations for TEA, TRS, the Permanent School Fund, and more.

The Texas Senate Committee on Education vowed to pass a pay raise and a “teacher bill of rights” in its first meeting of the 2023 legislative session.

ATPE Executive Director Shannon Holmes offers the following statement in response to the Teacher Vacancy Task Force report released by the Texas Education Agency Feb. 24.

Our lobby team attended the ATPE at the Capitol event along with ATPE members this week. We'll post our next Week in Review summary Friday, March 3.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pressed lawmakers to allow public funds for private schools during his Feb. 16 speech.

The governor declared his emergency issues for the legislative session, and ATPE heads to the Capitol next week. Read more of the week’s news.

“School districts, what they have to do if they lose a student, [is] be smart about how they allocate their resources and maybe that’s one less fourth grade teacher,” said TEA's Steve Lecholop in a recorded call.

ATPE Executive Director Shannon Holmes offers the following statement on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities.