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Education news
January 17, 2019
SB 3 will still leave Texas teachers below national average
Senate Bill 3 would increase education funding in the state by more than $4 billion, with most of the money going to towards a $5,000 raise to teachers.
Locals
Pflugerville Elementary teacher leads "College Shirt Wednesday" campaign
Every week at Pflugerville ISD’s Copperfield Elementary students and educators are encouraged to participate in “College Shirt Wednesdays,” when teachers and staff can celebrate their alma maters and students can look forward to their own college experiences.
But when Margaret Olivarez, a TSTA member who teaches third-grade bilingual education, looked around her classroom one Wednesday last fall, she didn’t see a single university represented. After polling her students, she discovered that not one of them had a college shirt to wear.
Political Affairs
Top education issues
Here is a summary of major educational issues before the Legislature and TSTA's stand on them.
BLOGS
Grading Texas
So-called education “reformers” who persist in advocating for “merit pay” for teachers – that is, singling out a relative handful of teachers for higher pay based largely on student test scores or some other data-driven hoop they can jump through – are missing the real problem.
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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