Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaSchool calendar options have caused an uproarA lot of school employees have been in an uproar about headlines announcing possible changes to school calendars for next year. Let’s get…May 18, 2020May 18, 2020
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaAs the funds dry up, Dallas ISD campuses benefiting from big investments slide backwardBut will new state money for flawed ACE program really make it sustainable?Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaVoucher case heard in Supreme Court: Will a ruling bolster the Trump administration’s attempts to…Here’s big — and what could be scary — news for the nation and the future of federal and state school funding and the battle against…Jan 24, 2020Jan 24, 2020
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaSuspension stats in Beaumont raise red flagsIt’s clear that when you lead the state — by a wide margin — in suspending your students, that something is amiss. Here we have a district…Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaCharter chain nixes private jet lease after scrutiny from our union and the mediaThat didn’t take long — for IDEA charter schools head Tom Torkelson to realize that the multi-million dollar lease for a private jet his…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaCharter chain set to spend millions of dollars on luxury jetThe IDEA charter schools governing board recently approved two leases and related expenses that amount to at least $160,000 a month for a…Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaMoney drives district partnerships with charter schoolsIf you can’t sell charter-school partnerships with districts on their merit, add some money to the pot to sweeten the idea. This isn’t a…Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaNew study bolster’s TEA’s contention that STAAR reading test is at proper grade levelsNumerous media outlets have reported on a new University of Texas study commissioned by TEA to look at claims that STAAR Reading tests…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Texas AFTin#TxEd in the MediaArchitect of law resulting in state takeover of Houston ISD continues to stand behind his flawed…As the Houston Federation of Teachers continues to battle a state takeover of Houston ISD, the architect of the law that led to the state…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Texas AFTWe are three teachers benefiting from higher salaries, but we need to reveal the ugly side of pay…Kristen DeRocha teaches physics at Bryan Adams High School. Andrew Kirk teaches geography at Sunset High School, and David Lee teaches…Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019