Then, in April 2004, the 65,000-member Texas State Teachers Association officially dumped the compact, which had technically expired last summer, at its annual convention.Keller, BessEducation Week
Three University of Texas at Austin professors have filed lawsuits against the state and there have been three retirements by faculty members of major public universities following the new law, said Chuck Hempstead, executive director for the Texas Association of College Teachers (TACT). "We've se...
A survey taken by the Texas State Teachers Association in 2018 was alarming enough. It indicated that 53 percent of Texas teachers had seriously considered quitting. But it's gotten worse. The most recent one taken is truly stunning. It revealed that 70 percent of Texas teachers wanted to qui...
"For a lot of teachers, it's a calling," said Andrea Chevalier, a lobbyist with the Association of Texas Professional Educators. "It doesn't mean that we can take advantage of them." The association also asked its members to weigh in. "We asked one question. We asked, 'Why do you...
Texas teachers may also want to reference the Texas Association of School Personnel Administratorslisting of upcoming educator job fairsExternal link:open_in_newfor events in their communities and itslist of employment websites organized by districtExternal link:open_in_new. ...
Reports on the emergence of nonunion teachers' groups like the Association of Texas Professional Educators in Texas that compete with the National Education Association's affiliate, the Texas State Teachers' Association. Reasons that have led to growth of nonunion groups; Misgivings about ties between...
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The Texas State Teachers Association and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas condemned the takeover. At a news conference in Austin, state Democratic leaders called for the Legislature to increase funding for education and raise teacher pay. “We acknowledge that there’s been underperformance...
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