Blog Archive

ATPE Governmental Relations Director Monty Exter testified at the Senate Finance Committee’s hearings this week on the state budget.

ATPE Governmental Relations recaps today’s SBEC meeting, new Texas House committee assignments, the State of the Union, and more.

The State Board for Educator Certification met Friday, Feb. 10, in Austin.

Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) will chair the House Public Education Committee charged with oversight of preK-12 education policy, according to committee assignments announced today.

Northside (20) ISD Superintendent Brian Woods and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Superintendent Mark Henry have a powerful op-ed in the Feb. 6 San Antonio Express-News.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott swore in six new members at the State Board of Education’s February 2023 meeting.

The SBOE squeezed a four-day meeting into two, and most legislative activity was canceled this week due to a winter storm. Read more from ATPE Governmental Relations.

ATPE says Gov. Greg Abbott’s support for an ESA voucher scheme overlooks the reality of sending taxpayer dollars out of the public school system.

"The public good? Sounds like Marxism." Read more from guest writer Joel Nihlean.

The pandemic, inflation and burnout have pummeled teachers in the last few years. Lawmakers from both parties agree they should get a pay bump — but it won’t happen without negotiation.