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March 19, 2019
Texas House committee supports budget plan
A budget that would spend $115 billion in state funds, including a $9 billion injection of new funds for Texas public schools and property tax relief, has received initial approval from a panel of House budget writers.
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Help end the detention of children
At last count, more than 10,000 innocent immigrant children were being detained by the U.S. government. Teachers Against Child Detention held a Teach-In for Freedom on Sunday, Feb. 17, at San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso, and TSTA members and other concerned members of the community participated.
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Grading Texas
Considering how grossly underpaid Texas teachers are, it is absurd to even be talking about “merit” pay for a handful of them. Some merit advocates, perhaps, simply can’t see the forest for the trees. Others are deliberately promoting a viewpoint that public education should be operated like a business. But public education isn’t a business. It’s a public responsibility.
SPOTLIGHT
San Antonio Alliance demands transparency
The Alliance's President Shelley Potter demands transparency concerning the district's decision to turn over a neighborhood school to a corporate charter.
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