April 2015
April 2015

Legislative Update: Senate committee tackles teacher pay and pre-K, graduation bill heads to governor's desk, anti-suicide bill gains support
Date Posted: 4/30/2015
Legislative Update: Senate committee tackles teacher pay and pre-K, graduation bill heads to governor's desk, anti-suicide bill gains support

Full agenda today for House Public Education Committee with votes anticipated on bad bills
Date Posted: 4/28/2015
Full agenda today for House Public Education Committee with votes anticipated on bad bills

The latest on teacher salary bills: ATPE refutes claims by reform group and urges opposition
Date Posted: 4/28/2015
The latest on teacher salary bills: ATPE refutes claims by reform group and urges opposition

Legislative Update: Budget news, House passes grad committees bill, Senate committee hears "Tim Tebow" bill, and more
Date Posted: 4/24/2015
Legislative Update: Budget news, House passes grad committees bill, Senate committee hears "Tim Tebow" bill, and more

More details on U.S. Senate HELP committee's ESEA reauthorization bill
Date Posted: 4/24/2015
More details on U.S. Senate HELP committee's ESEA reauthorization bill

More on the Senate's vote to approve private school voucher tax credits
Date Posted: 4/21/2015
More on the Senate's vote to approve private school voucher tax credits

ATPE Blog Guest Post: 14 vs 86—Are Texas Public Schools Failing?
Date Posted: 4/21/2015
ATPE Blog Guest Post: 14 vs 86—Are Texas Public Schools Failing?

Attend the Save Texas Schools rally tomorrow at the capitol
Date Posted: 4/17/2015
Attend the Save Texas Schools rally tomorrow at the capitol

Legislative Update: ESEA reauthorization news, idling voucher and salary bills, special election and rally reminders
Date Posted: 4/17/2015
Legislative Update: ESEA reauthorization news, idling voucher and salary bills, special election and rally reminders

Texas budget update: One step closer and still so far apart
Date Posted: 4/16/2015
Texas budget update: One step closer and still so far apart

Voucher alert in the Senate and more bad bills on the move
Date Posted: 4/15/2015
Voucher alert in the Senate and more bad bills on the move

Legislative Update: Senate passes revised parent trigger bill, but saves voucher debate for another day
Date Posted: 4/15/2015
Legislative Update: Senate passes revised parent trigger bill, but saves voucher debate for another day

Updated information on bills to eliminate salary schedule for teachers
Date Posted: 4/14/2015
Updated information on bills to eliminate salary schedule for teachers

Senate expected to vote on private school vouchers; ATPE urges members to contact their senators
Date Posted: 4/13/2015
Senate expected to vote on private school vouchers; ATPE urges members to contact their senators

Legislative Update: From school finance to suicide prevention, a slew of bills set for hearings this week
Date Posted: 4/13/2015
Legislative Update: From school finance to suicide prevention, a slew of bills set for hearings this week

U.S. Senate education leaders release bipartisan bill to rewrite ESEA
Date Posted: 4/10/2015
U.S. Senate education leaders release bipartisan bill to rewrite ESEA

Senate Finance Committee acts on House budget
Date Posted: 4/09/2015
Senate Finance Committee acts on House budget

Legislative Update: Vouchers get committee approval, Senate votes to scrap salary schedule, House advances pre-K
Date Posted: 4/08/2015
Legislative Update: Vouchers get committee approval, Senate votes to scrap salary schedule, House advances pre-K

With House passage of a state budget, attention turns to the Senate
Date Posted: 4/06/2015
With House passage of a state budget, attention turns to the Senate

Legislative Update: A busy week of hearings, good and bad bills on the move
Date Posted: 4/06/2015
Legislative Update: A busy week of hearings, good and bad bills on the move