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We marched to the Capitol

Educators and friends of public education marched to the Capitol to rally for public education on Monday, March 11, 2019.

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It's time to Read Across America

March 1 is the official Read Across America Day. TSTA President Noel Candelaria and Vice President Ovidia Molina kicked off the event at Hidden Cove Elementary School in Southwest ISD in San Antonio.

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I make more driving for Uber than teaching

#TeamTSTA member Virginia Caldwell, an ESL teacher for middle schoolers in Hutto ISD, testified before the Senate Finance Committee that she earns a higher daily rate driving for Uber than she does as a teacher with eight years of experience and a master’s degree.

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Keeping our eyes on the Capitol

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March 25, 2019

Public school endowment faces overhaul

A wide range of reforms for Texas’ public school endowment has been proposed by lawmakers.

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Report from the Capitol

TSTA works hard to monitor the activity of the Legislature and the committees that deliberate the legislation that is critical to public school students and educators.

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Two Lubbock members recognized as award winners

Three Lubbock ISD teachers, including two members of Lubbock Educators Association, are winners of the Frank and Nancy Newton Excellence in Education Award, announced last week by the Beaumont Foundation.

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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.

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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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