Blog Archive

School districts can apply for part of the $11.2 billion in federal ESSER III funds starting April 29.

ATPE testified before the Senate Education Committee Tuesday, April 27, in support of making sick leave pools available to school employees.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s state and federal education news and legislative updates.

The committee met Friday, April 23, to vote on pending House bills before it turns its attention to hearing Senate bills next week.

The Texas House spent 12 hours Thursday debating amendments to SB 1, making several changes to the proposed state budget that demonstrate support for public education.

The Senate Education Committee advanced a special education voucher bill at its meeting Thursday, April 22.

The committee met Tuesday, April 20, to hear 26 new bills covering such topics as bilingual education, accountability, reading academies, working conditions, and more.

The committee heard testimony Tuesday, April 20, on an ATPE-opposed bill that would create a special education voucher program funded by taxpayers.

The TRS board addressed an issue that could spike healthcare costs for active educators and passed a rule to help districts and retirees to work together to combat learning loss.

The committee held a formal meeting on the evening of April 15 to vote on numerous bills, including some supported and some opposed by ATPE.