Updates from the TRS board meeting
Date Posted: 2/12/2014 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
ATPE Lobbyist Josh Sanderson is live-tweeting updates from this week's Teacher Retirement System (TRS) board meeting in Corpus Christi. Hot topics on the board's agenda include the funding and structure of healthcare programs for active and retired educators. Follow @TeachtheVote on Twitter, or view the most recent tweets in the sidebar of the Teach the Vote blog.
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