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…4 min read·May 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?5 min read·Feb 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…5 min read·Jan 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…6 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·Dec 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…2 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Sep 26, 2019----