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Nearly 2,000 educators sent messages to senators to express concerns about the bill.

Committee members press TEA Commissioner Mike Morath on teacher pay, uncertified teachers, and school finance.

“In a public school, we take them all, and we teach them all,” ATPE State Vice President Jerrica Holt told the crowd.

Senate rushes its teacher pay bill to the floor as the House files its major education bills. Plus, earn the new ATPE-MAP local advocacy microcredential.

The TEA portion of the hearing revealed funding shortfalls, teacher shortages, special education gaps, and questions regarding vouchers.

SB 26 would offer substantial pay increases to some, but not all, teachers based on years of experience and expansion of TIA.

SB 26 would significantly alter the state’s approach to teacher pay provisions, as well as attempt to reduce the political influence of educators at the Capitol.

ATPE worked closely with TEA and SBEC to improve these rules and return “lesson design” to the standards for educator preparation.

Start contacting the House Public Education Committee now to advocate for pro-public education priorities.

Appointments to House Public Education Committee are disappointingly voucher-friendly.