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Federal Update: ED releases long delayed teacher preparation rules
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released a final set of regulations that lay out federal stipulations for states’ teacher preparation programs. The rules have seen delays since 2014, when an...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Oct. 21, 2016
As you prepare to cast your vote in the general election, we’ve got the latest in education news updates: Early voting begins Monday! Texas House committee weighs vouchers while Lt. Governor Patrick...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Dec. 9, 2016
With the holidays quickly approaching, it’s been a busy education news week. Here are highlights: Houston state rep files bill to ban payroll deduction; educators are urged to contact legislators SBEC...
View ArticleEducation Committees discuss educator preparation bills and more
The House Public Education Subcommittee on Educator Quality and the Senate Education Committee met yesterday and today, respectively, to take up a variety of issues. A bill opposed by ATPE pertaining...
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ATPE settles lawsuit over state’s teacher evaluation system
ATPE and other parties to a lawsuit over the state’s new recommended teacher appraisal system known as T-TESS have reached a settlement agreement. ATPE and three other teacher associations sued the...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: May 5, 2017
Here are education news stories you might have missed this week from ATPE Governmental Relations: ATPE and other teacher groups settle T-TESS lawsuits Legislative countdown continues A settlement...
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Bills addressing educators in the 85th Texas Legislature
Public education advocates mostly successful in fighting bad educator preparation policy Teachers, districts, administrators, college deans, and more were unified this session in opposition to...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Oct. 27, 2017
Here’s this week’s round-up of education news from the ATPE lobby team: House leaders announce departure plans Dallas stakeholders meet to discuss EPPs TRS updates from today’s meeting Interim charges...
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Senate Education Committee hears from ATPE on teacher compensation
ATPE Lobbyist Kate Kuhlmann gave invited testimony at the Senate Education Committee’s interim hearing, March 26, 2018. The Senate Education Committee met Monday to discuss three interim charges...
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From The Texas Tribune: Texas school finance panel approves final report to...
By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune Dec. 19, 2018 Texas Commission on Public School Finance member Todd Williams of Dallas, left, speaks with Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath and state...
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