Advocacy Blog

U.S. Department of Education rolls back Title IX regulations. Plus: Make sure you’re registered to vote before the Oct. 5 voter registration deadline.

At a joint budget hearing Tuesday, Commissioner of Education Mike Morath made a pitch for an additional $119 million to fund “Bluebonnet Implementation Supports.”

The reversion to 2020 regulations returns schools to the previous framework for addressing sex-based harassment, which affects not only LGBTQ students but also all students experiencing harassment, including pregnant students.

SBEC discusses the future of National Board Certification as a Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) designation. Plus, confirm your voter registration is up to date within the next 10 days.

Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.

In December, the board will vote on whether to remove National Board Certification as a potential pathway to Teacher Incentive Allotment designation—the only pathway available to many teachers. 

See what’s in store for the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival Sept. 24–26. Plus: Make sure you’re registered to vote by Oct. 5.

The ATPE team has its eye on several sessions on hot public education topics. Plus, visit with us Sept. 26 in The Commons.

Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.