Blog Archive

Texas’ top three lawmakers, governor, and lieutenant governor announced plans Tuesday to use existing school funding to cover school safety measures.

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

Multiple legislative committees are meeting this week in Austin in response to the May 2022 massacre of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.

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

At its June 2022 meeting, the State Board of Education agreed with ATPE and other stakeholders in vetoing the edTPA rule.

On Thursday, the Committee on School Initiatives unanimously recommended that the SBOE veto a rule requiring edTPA for teacher certification. The full board will vote Friday.

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath spoke in support of the move to edTPA during his presentation to the state board Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

ATPE opposes the SBEC-adopted rule to use the national edTPA instead of our state’s current pedagogy exam. The SBOE has authority to veto the rule change.

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

The question for the committee members is not whether there should be a COLA, but how much and how to structure it.