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Celebrate a nation of diverse readers!

Books change lives. Sometimes they give us insight into our own experience, sometimes they reveal something about other people that helps us relate to those around us. Check out the 2019-20 Read Across America calendar to see great stories and lesson plans for this school year.

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TSTA and NEA stand ready

TSTA and NEA stand ready to assist educators and students as they try to recover from the senseless tragedy in El Paso. Here also are some resources that educators can use as they help their colleagues and students in the wake of the shootings.

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Register by October 7 to vote in the November election

The first step in voting education first is making sure you are registered! Encourage your colleagues, friends and family to verify their voter registration and get to the polls in November.

Am I registered? How to register
NEA Member Benefits offering assistance to victims of South Texas flooding

In response to the severe storms and flooding in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties, NEA Member Benefits has activated its Disaster Relief Program. NEA MB and its business partners are ready to provide resources to NEA members and affiliates affected by the disaster.

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Be a public education voter

Get ready for the 2020 election with Strong Public Schools, NEA’s voter guide. See where presidential candidates stand on the issues affecting your classroom with the Compare Candidates tool and join other educator activists in your area using the events calendar.

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86th session of the Texas Legislature

You made a difference! TSTA thanks everyone who marched to the polls, rallied at the Capitol, responded to our Action Alerts and contacted their state legislators during the session.

Legislative wrap-up TRS wrap-up HB 3 analysis Chapter 37 updates
Download or update your free TSTA app

Visit iTunes or Google Play for better design and flow, access to publications, and the ability to add TSTA events to your calendar.

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Education news

September 19, 2019

Senate's education spend would boost school safety

The Senate's bill to fund the U.S. Department of Education would broadly hold overall spending at current levels but boost programs intended to improve school safety and grants for charter schools.

Political Affairs

Chapter 37 Student Discipline Updates

During its recent session, the Legislature made a number of changes to laws governing student codes of conduct and procedures, and the Texas Education Agency has analyzed these changes in correspondence to school districts. These new laws covered by TEA make changes to Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code that will impact districts in the 2019-20 school year.

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Teachers to get raises under new state budget plan

As Texan school districts receive new state funding for teacher raises, teachers are set to see significant pay increases.

BLOGS

Grading Texas

It is a myth without a grain of truth, but it won’t go away. The myth is this: Competition between charters and traditional, neighborhood public schools is “healthy” for students and their families. The only things getting healthier are the bank accounts of the investors behind the corporate-style charter chains that are increasing in Texas and the private management companies that operate the schools.

SPOTLIGHT

March to the Capitol

On March 11, educators from all parts of the state convened at the Texas Capitol to speak their truth to power. The event was organized jointly by TSTA and Texas-AFT.

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