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Texas AFT Legislative Hotline...
The Latest Education News
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Hotline Archives
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Hazard Warnings: School Finance, School Sanctions, School Health
Today's Houston Chronicle sheds light on the hazardous financial outlook for Texas school districts squeezed by rising costs, rising enrollments, stagnant state aid, and state-imposed limits on their ability to raise local revenue. More...
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While Texas math standards score high in the report, other subject areas need improvement.
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Take Action! Stop the back-door attempt at private-school vouchers.
Commissioner of Education Robert Scott is trying to use a dropout prevention bill to fund private schools with public dollars. Tell your state representative and senator to stop Scott from usurping legislative authority with a back-door attempt at private-school vouchers.
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Support the Social Security Fairness Act!
Send a letter now to your representative and senators asking them to support the Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals two harmful retirement benefit offsets. (New Letter, April 8, 2008 ... If you sent a letter before this date, you can participate again.) More info...
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SB 9 Background Checks ... Frequently Asked Questions
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Over a period of just seven weeks, from Jan. 14-March 3, a total of 26,419 people took the online 2008 Health Care for America Survey sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Working America. Most are insured and employed. Most are college graduates. More than half are union members.
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Read the Latest Texas Teacher
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The Texas Federation of Teachers held its convention on June 16, and delegates changed the organization's name to "Texas AFT."
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Take action with Texas AFT's online letter campaigns.
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Texas AFT's online resource and brochure help you navigate the latest changes to the Safe Schools Act.
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AFT's Resources for Paraprofessionals and School-Related Personnel (PSRPs)
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