Blog Archive

Explore the Teach the Vote archives for coverage of Texas public education policy dating back to 2019.


Recap of the Dec. 2019 SBEC meeting
Recap of the Dec. 2019 SBEC meeting

Certification board discusses educational aide certificates, teacher and principal survey data, and more at the fifth and final SBEC meeting of 2019.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 12/10/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Dec. 6, 2019
Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Dec. 6, 2019

Here is this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 12/6/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Texas election roundup: Filing deadline approaching
Texas election roundup: Filing deadline approaching

Monday, Dec. 9, marks the last day candidates can file to be on the ballot for the Texas elections to be held in 2020.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 12/5/2019 12:00:00 AM

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STAAR readability study, part one, released
STAAR readability study, part one, released

Yesterday, the University of Texas at Austin Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk released part one of the STAAR readability study required by HB 3.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 12/3/2019 12:00:00 AM

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December 2019
December 2019

Blog posts from December 2019.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 12/1/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Happy Thanksgiving from the ATPE Governmental Relations team!
Happy Thanksgiving from the ATPE Governmental Relations team!

The ATPE Governmental Relations team wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

By Jennifer Mitchell, CAE | Posted on: 11/28/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Breaking news: Texas House Speaker releases interim charges
Breaking news: Texas House Speaker releases interim charges

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) released the 86th Legislature's interim committee charges for the House of Representatives today.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 11/25/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Exploring legislators' 2019 voting records on education: Part II
Exploring legislators' 2019 voting records on education: Part II

As part of our officeholder profiles featured here on TeachtheVote.org, ATPE recently published a series of record votes taken by state legislators during the 2019 legislative session.

By Jennifer Mitchell, CAE | Posted on: 11/25/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Nov. 22, 2019
Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Nov. 22, 2019

Ready for Thanksgiving? Gobble up this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team!

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 11/22/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Texas election roundup: New GOP PAC in town
Texas election roundup: New GOP PAC in town

A group of Republican members of the Texas House of Representatives have formed a new PAC to fill the void in fundraising created by Speaker Dennis Bonnen's decision not to run for reelection.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 11/21/2019 12:00:00 AM

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