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'We should have access': Bill to allow home-school students to participate in UIL sports on Abbott's desk
Texas home-schooled students are currently prohibited from taking part in University Interscholastic League (UI) extracurricular activities, but a bill that seeks to even the playing field has been sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.
ATPE encourages students, parents to observe Black History Month
The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) is inviting students and parents to celebrate Black History Month in 2021.
TASB launches webinar to provide information about school board service
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) recently announced that it is offering a free webinar for prospective school board candidates to learn about serving on the school board.
TASB elects Raymond to represent TASB Region 7
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors recently announced that it has elected Tony Raymond to an interim position on the board to represent TASB Region 7.
TRS announces no premium increase for TRS-Care in 2021.
The Texas Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS) recently announced that there will no premium increase for TRS-Care in 2021 and also that prescription drug benefits will remain at the same level.
TEPSA: school lunches increasingly important as COVID-19 continues
According to the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of school meals.
SXSW 2021 scheduled to be held completely online
Austin-based tech and music festival SXSW has announced that its 2021 event will be held completely online
TASSP reminds us to honor principals during October, National Principals Month
The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals posted a reminder on its website that October is National Principals month.
UTHealth invites education professionals to participate in survey to better understand COVID-19 virus.
According to a news release on the Association of Texas Professional Educators' (ATPE) website, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health is inviting education professionals to participate in the Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey (Texas CARES).
Association of Texas Professional Educator responds to Education Agency's conditional funding guarantee
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced on Oct. 1 that it would provide Texas school districts an additional six-week extension to its minimum funding guarantee on the condition that districts offer in-person instruction to families that request it. The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) responded stating that while they are grateful for the extension, ATPE believes that TEA is attempting to assume the role of qualified health authorities by making critical funding conditional on being open for 100% in-person education.
Texas Board of Education greenlights five out of eight new charter schools.
The Texas Board of Education recently vetoed three out of eight new charter school operators seeking to open schools across the state and voted to take no action on the other five, effectively clearing them to begin operations for the 2021-22 school year, according to a release by the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
Brookings Institute says discounts on tuition would actually make college more expensive.
As COVID-19 continues and disrupts the college education process, students and parents have been pushing universities for discounts on tuition, which some universities have conceded to offer, according to an article from Brookings Institution.
Texas AFT accepting donations for Disaster Relief Fund
The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers is currently accepting donations for their Disaster Relief Fund to provide relief to members that have been affected by Hurricane Hanna.