Advocacy Blog

Polls are open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Even if you’ve already cast your ballot, there’s still time to help get out the vote.

If you’ve already voted, do you just wait for election results? Absolutely not! There are many ways to help turn out the vote that are easy, effective, and don’t take much time out of your schedule.

Your vote will determine who makes decisions about TEA leadership, curriculum, school funding, and educator compensation. Remember: You must be present to win.

Pundits sometimes cherry-pick early voting data to encourage and discourage turnout. But educators are smarter than that.

Early voting is underway through Friday, Oct. 30. Here’s everything you need to know before you head to the polls.

Researching candidates using ChatGPT and ATPE’s AI assistant, Judy, is possible, but the secret is in the prompting.

Early voting begins Monday—talk to family and friends now about the importance of voting pro-public education. Plus, watch a new on-demand webinar about the importance of retaining NBCT as a TIA designation pathway.

For many Texas educators, National Board Certification is their only pathway to eligibility for increased compensation under the Teacher Incentive Allotment.

ATPE testifies at Senate Education interim hearings. Plus: Join ATPE and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) for a webinar Oct. 15.

TEA received nearly three times as many requests to rescore open-ended responses on reading assessments this spring as it did the previous year.