| Messages |
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| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008, More Texans in AFT Leadership Roles; Texas AFT Leaders Tapped for Other Roles, Too; Presidential Candidates on Vouchers--The Difference is Clear |
2008-07-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008, Interim Hearings Reinforce Concerns About TAKS Testing, SBOE Standard-Setting |
2008-07-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008, AFT Convention News--New Leaders, Initiatives |
2008-07-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008, TRS Budget Game; New AFT President Blasts NCLB, Proposes New Approach; Texans Re-Elected as AFT VPs |
2008-07-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008, Discussion and Debate Already Under Way as AFT Convention Gets Started in Chicago |
2008-07-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008, Texas AFT, Education Austin Sue to Block Release of Raw Data on Employee Background Checks |
2008-07-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008, State Board of Education July Meeting Preview; National AFT Convention Preview |
2008-07-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008, Research Sheds Light on English Language Learners |
2008-07-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008, Alternative Certification: Higher Standards in the Works?; IRS Says Teachers Won't Take a Tax Hit for "Deferred Compensation" |
2008-07-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008 Texas AFT Affiliate in Houston ISD Wins Benefit for Support Personnel; Cruising for a Bruising--Texas Education Chief Still Pushing Back-Door Voucher; Hotline Resumes Daily Schedule on July 7 |
2008-07-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008, Back-Door Vouchers Blasted |
2008-06-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008, Proposed Testing/Accountability Changes; A Win on Federal Health-Care Funding for Schools; Action Alerts: Say No to Vouchers, Federal and State |
2008-06-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008, Exposed: Automatic, Arbitrary Sanctions; Opposed: Overkill on Background Checks; Updated: TRS Funding News |
2008-06-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008, Resolved--NCLB a Failed Policy; School-Facility Funds Voted; Dropout Data Disputed |
2008-06-06 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (May 28, 2008) |
2008-05-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008, SBOE Discounts Teacher Views on Revised English/Reading Standards; Action Alert--Education Commissioner Oversteps Authority, Proposes Grants for Private Schools; Hotline Schedule Update |
2008-05-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008, Accountability Hearing Agenda; Health-Care Repayments; NCLB Status Report |
2008-05-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008, English/Reading Standards Again Before State Board; Commissioner Issues Bonus-Pay Rules |
2008-05-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008, School Health-Care Repayments Tied to Must-Pass Spending Bill; New Diagnostic Reading Test Prescribed in Seventh Grade; Texas AFT Members Activate Membership Cards, Win Rewards |
2008-05-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008, Career and Technical Education: Old Stereotypes Versus New Opportunities |
2008-05-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008, Testimony on School Finance, High-School Completion; Financial Aid for National Board Certification |
2008-05-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008, AFT Voices--Texans Have Their Say Online on Policy Ideas; FACE It--AFT's Higher-Education Campaign |
2008-05-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008, Workforce Readiness and Education Spending; Upcoming SBOE Action |
2008-05-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008, Houston Accountability Hearing |
2008-05-14 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (May 14, 2008) |
2008-05-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008, Hazard Warnings: School Finance, School Sanctions, School Health |
2008-05-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008, News From Certification Board; Alternative Accountability for Alternative Campuses |
2008-05-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008, Encroachments on Planning and Preparation Time Are Against the Law |
2008-05-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008, State Budget Tactics Ahead of 2009 Session; How to Honor School Nurses; State Senate Slates Hearing on Career and Technical Education |
2008-05-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008, Political Games Put Schools' Repayments at Risk--Send Your E-Mails; More on Upcoming Hearings; What State Surplus? |
2008-05-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008, Upcoming Hearings on Testing, Funding, Curriculum Standards, and Higher Education |
2008-05-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008, Federal Health-Care Repayments to Schools--Action Needed Now; More on Awards for Texas AFT Paraprofessionals and Support Personnel; Certification Board Meets Next Week |
2008-05-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008, House Speaker Claims "Close to a $15 Billion Surplus"; Paraprofessionals, School-Related Personnel Boost Learning and Activism |
2008-05-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--APRIL 30, 2008, The Teaching Penalty |
2008-05-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008, Texas AFT Releases Report "Sizing up State Standards 2008"; On Workers Memorial Day, a Threat to Workers' Safety Gets Texas Senate Hearing |
2008-04-29 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (April 29, 2008) |
2008-04-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008, AFT Asks U.S. Senate to Safeguard Medicaid Dollars for Texas Schools; Texas AFT Affiliates Challenge Boneheaded Education Policies |
2008-04-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008, |
2008-04-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008, Call on State Lawmakers to Fight Back-Door Voucher Move by Education Commissioner; U.S. House Votes to Block Cuts in School Medicaid Funding |
2008-04-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008, A Safe-Schools Law Gives Bus Drivers Key Role; Mortgage Aid for Educators Scrutinized |
2008-04-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008, Teacher Shortages, Pre-Kindergarten Get a Hearing--Will Action Follow? |
2008-04-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008, "Reform" Summit Leaves Many Questions Unanswered; Upcoming Coverage |
2008-04-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 18, Texas AFT Members Speak Out on "Response to Intervention" |
2008-04-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008, A Serious Hearing on Disciplinary Placements |
2008-04-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008, Commissioner Makes Accountability Decisions for 2008; House Hearing Gives the Floor to Critics of Disciplinary Alternative Placements |
2008-04-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008, Assessing Monday's Accountability Hearing in San Antonio |
2008-04-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008, Curriculum Guidelines for Prekindergarten; Accountability Update in Tomorrow's Hotline |
2008-04-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008, Professional Issues--AFT Survey; Accountability Hearing in San Antonio Monday; Footnotes From TRS Board Meeting |
2008-04-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008, TRS Board Puts $4 Billion in Hands of Private Investment Managers; AFT Takes a Stand Against "Free Trade" With a Nation Where Workers Aren't Free |
2008-04-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008, More About "Response to Intervention"--Why We Need to Hear From You |
2008-04-09 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (April 9, 2008) |
2008-04-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008, Upcoming Hearings Address Big Issues; AG Says Bonus Awards Are Public Information; AG Also Says Certification Board Can Add Offenses to List Subject to Sanctions |
2008-04-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008, Your Opinion Requested: Response to Intervention; Reading--What Works? |
2008-04-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008, TEA's Accountability Incubator Plans More Ways For Schools to Fall Short in 2008-2009 |
2008-04-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008, House Pensions Committee Hears TRS Testimony; State Rep Criticizes Social Security Penalty for 13th Check; Premature Accountability Changes in TEA Incubator |
2008-04-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008, Defining a Uniform GPA Calculation for "Top 10 Percent" College Admission--Easier Said Than Done |
2008-04-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008, Key Election Wins in La Joya; A Close One in House District 73 Still Contested |
2008-04-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008, Help Defend Family and Medical Leave Act; State Board Wants Bible Course But Won't Set Standards For It |
2008-04-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008, State Board Acts on English/Reading Standards; State Senator Denounces Back-Door Voucher Ploy; U.S. House Members Press Social Security Not to Penalize Retirees for 13th Check |
2008-03-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008, Accountability Panel Hears Teacher Views on Needed Changes in Test-Based System |
2008-03-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008, Repair Work Needed on Revised State English/Reading Standards |
2008-03-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008, San Antonio and Houston Support Personnel Score Big Wins; More Debate on English/Reading Standards Due Tomorrow |
2008-03-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008, NCLB Band-Aids Not Enough; State Standards Full of Holes |
2008-03-24 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (March 25, 2008) |
2008-03-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008, Public Pre-K Access and Quality in Texas; Status of Social Security Fairness Act; Next Hotline March 24 |
2008-03-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008, Failings of Autism Vouchers; Federal Education Dollars |
2008-03-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008, Texas AFT and Austin Higher-Ed Affiliate Win a Victory for Employee Speech Rights |
2008-03-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008, Trying to Pull a Fast One at the Texas Education Agency--Vouchers By Any Other Name |
2008-03-17 |
| Teachers Under Attack. Make Your Voice Heard. |
2008-03-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008, Hotline on Spring Break |
2008-03-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008, New National Study Shows Teacher Pay Falling Further Behind |
2008-03-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008, Certification Board Meets Tomorrow on Standards for Educator Preparation, Rule Changes; AFT Calls for Grass-Roots Help to Boost Federal Budget for Education |
2008-03-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008, Primary Election Results |
2008-03-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008, English/Reading Standards Update; AFT Voices; Election News, Part One |
2008-03-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008, |
2008-03-03 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (March 4, 2008) |
2008-03-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008, U.S. Education Chief in Austin to Tout NCLB--Texas AFT Responds |
2008-03-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008, More Action Coming on Disputed English/Reading Standards; Secretary Spellings Arrives in Austin to Defend No Child Left Behind Act |
2008-02-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008, Texas Senate Education Committee Gets Busy on Interim Studies |
2008-02-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008, More Problems Surface With Sweeping Criminal-History Checks; Funding for Community Colleges at Issue |
2008-02-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008, AFT Teachers on NCLB Overhaul; Your Ideas on Improving Urban Schools |
2008-02-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008, AFT and Texas AFT Leaders in San Antonio;Senate Education Committee Hearing on February 27 |
2008-02-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008, The Presidential Candidates on Private-School Vouchers |
2008-02-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008, |
2008-02-20 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (February 20, 2008) |
2008-02-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008, Primary Elections 2008--News You Can Use |
2008-02-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009, Pension Committee Hears Texas AFT's Case for Direct Election of TRS Trustees; From New Accountability Panel, a Glimmer of Hope for Testing Reform |
2008-02-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008, Texas AFT Testifies on Post-Secondary Readiness, How to Achieve It, and How to Measure It |
2008-02-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008, Texas AFT's Affiliate in North East ISD Wins Precedent-Setting Case on Extra Pay for Extra Work |
2008-02-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008, Texas AFT Tells State Board to Listen to Teachers on New English/Reading Standards |
2008-02-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008, Educator-to-Voter Campaign Under Way as Primary Election Nears; Legislative Voting Records and Endorsement News Coming Soon on Web Site; Mischief Afoot at State Board of Education? |
2008-02-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008, Texas AFT Urges Lawmakers to Address Unmet School-Finance Needs |
2008-02-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008, Texas AFT Retirees Speak Out Against Threat to Guaranteed Pensions; New Report Cites Texas-Sized Gaps in Teacher Quality; Texas AFT Testifies on Inadequacy of School Funding--Recap Coming Monday |
2008-02-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2008, Accountability/Testing Panel Starts Work February 18; Fingerprint-Check Process Off to a Flawed Start |
2008-02-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008, TRS Health-Care Plans; Talk of New Push to Extend NCLB; Key Subcommittees Named on Property Taxes, Higher Education |
2008-02-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008, President's Education Budget Goes Backward on Key Items; TEA Announces Online Clearinghouse for Best Practices |
2008-02-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008, Last Day to Register to Vote in March Primary Elections; A Misguided Federal Budget Proposal |
2008-02-04 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (February 5, 2008) |
2008-02-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008, Who's For Social Security Fairness?; Standards for Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs |
2008-02-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008, Educator-to-Voter Campaign Needs You; Active Week Ahead on TRS, School Finance, Education Policy |
2008-02-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008, Senate Study Topics Include a Damaging Pension Change |
2008-01-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008, Texas Senate Interim Committee Studies Assigned--Preview of 2009 Leadership Agenda |
2008-01-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008, Bush Keeps Pushing NCLB Renewal, Vouchers; Perry Makes New Push for Incentive Funding in Higher Ed |
2008-01-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008, All Aboard--Accountability Panel Completed, Time to Get to Work on Fixing the Testing Mess |
2008-01-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008, More Accountability Appointees Named; Your Take on How to Fix Testing Solicited |
2008-01-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008, Deadline For Union Scholarships; Health-Care Survey Under Way; New Orleans Schools Need Book Donations |
2008-01-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008, Speaker Names Two to Accountability Review Panel--But It's Still Not Up and Running |
2008-01-23 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (January 22, 2008) |
2008-01-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008, AFT Recaps Testimony on Social Security Fairness: Changes Needed, Texas AFT Leader Tells Congress |
2008-01-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008, TAKS Testing Dates Shifted Because of March 4 Elections; Focus on Inadequacy and Inequity in Texas School Finance |
2008-01-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008, Texas AFT Speaks Out for Social Security Fairness in Congressional Hearing |
2008-01-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008, Texas AFT Testifies Tomorrow in Congress for Social Security Fairness |
2008-01-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008, Incubating Standards of College Readiness; Hearings on School Finance |
2008-01-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008, Texas AFT's 2008 Educator-to-Voter Campaign at Hand--Sign Up! Certification Board Addresses Temporary Teacher Certificate, Professional Discipline |
2008-01-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008, "13th Check" En Route From TRS; Survey Finds Texas Teacher Pay Ranks 48th in Nation Versus Comparable Professions |
2008-01-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008, U.S. House to Hold Hearing on Social Security Fairness January 16--Texas AFT to Testify |
2008-01-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008, AFT President Blasts No Child Left Behind Act As Law Faces Renewed Court Challenge |
2008-01-08 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (January 8, 2008) |
2008-01-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008, Unhappy Anniversary of No Child Left Behind Act |
2008-01-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008, January Agenda Items at State Capitol; Correction on School-Breakfast Programs; More on Background Checks Online |
2008-01-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008, Frequently Asked Questions on New Background Checks; Governor's Appointees to As-Yet-Unformed Committee on Accountability Reform |
2008-01-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008, Federal Education Budget Passes; CHIP Extended But Not Expanded; Your Views Solicited; Election Filing Ends Today |
2008-01-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007, Texas AFT Questions Rules Proposed for State Bonus Pay; Hotline Takes a Holiday |
2007-12-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2007, School-Tax Snake Oil |
2007-12-17 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (December 17, 2007) |
2007-12-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007, State Funding for Fingerprint Checks--Here's the Deal |
2007-12-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007, News from Washington: One Step Forward, One Step Back For Kids |
2007-12-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007, Two New Reports Shed Light on Texas School Finance, School Nutrition |
2007-12-12 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (December 11, 2007) |
2007-12-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007, School Employees Win Houston ISD Runoff; Special House Runoff in Fort Worth Has Statewide Significance; Draft Standards on College Readiness Still Evolving |
2007-12-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007, Gleanings From American Teacher: Two Texas Stories and a Scholarship Offer |
2007-12-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007, TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007, State Advisers on "Reform" of High Schools Drawn From Familiar Crew; Heads Up, Yet Another School Rating Due Out Soon |
2007-12-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007, Study Cites Major Flaws in Accountability System for Texas Schools, Districts |
2007-12-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007, New Texas AFT Policy Brief: How--and How Not--to Improve Teaching Quality |
2007-12-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2007, As Candidates File for 2008 Elections, You Can Sign Up for Texas AFT Educator-to-Voter Project |
2007-12-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2007, Final Round of Interim House Study Assignments; One of Our Own Named to Governor's Competitiveness Council; Federal Bill on Higher Education Advances |
2007-12-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007, Previewing Priorities for Next Session, Speaker Craddick Assigns More Interim Studies Affecting Public Education From Pre-K Through University |
2007-11-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007, Texas House Speaker Starts Handing Out Interim Homework Assignments for Committees |
2007-11-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007, Making Social Security Fairness an Urgent Priority for this Congress: Action Needed Now |
2007-11-28 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (November 27, 2007) |
2007-11-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007, Reality Check: State Bonus Pay, School Finance, TRS Retiree Health Costs |
2007-11-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007, News in Higher Education: Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Teach |
2007-11-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007, |
2007-11-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2007, Update on Social Security Fairness: Texas AFT's Senate Statement; House's Turn Next |
2007-11-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007, Education-Aid Veto Override Falls Two Votes Short; Discipline Rules Updated |
2007-11-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007, College Readiness on the State Agenda |
2007-11-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007, Mixed Results in School Tax-Rate Elections; College Readiness on State Agenda |
2007-11-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007, Action Needed Now: Tell Congress to Reject Bush Education Cuts |
2007-11-14 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (November 13, 2007) |
2007-11-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007, 13th TRS Check Okayed, Much More Still Needed; Bonus-Pay Follies |
2007-11-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007, Election Results, Continued; TRS Decides on 13th Check Tomorrow |
2007-11-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007, Reading the Election Returns |
2007-11-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007, Certification Issues Raised; Social Security Fairness Gets a Boost at Hearing |
2007-11-06 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (November 6, 2007) |
2007-11-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007, U.S. Senate Confirms Slowdown on Rewrite of No Child Left Behind Act; Hearing on Social Security Fairness; Election Day Tomorrow--Don't Forget to Vote! |
2007-11-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007, Last Day to Vote Early; Lawsuit Filed to Halt Anti-Employee Practices in Aldine ISD; Texas AFT Challenges Flawed Rules Proposed at Certification Board |
2007-11-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007, Social Security Fairness: How to Let the U.S. Senate Know What You Think |
2007-11-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007, Speak Out on Issues Via AFT's Online Forum; Hearing Scheduled in U.S. Senate on Social Security Fairness! |
2007-10-31 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (October 30, 2007) |
2007-10-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007, Early Voting Through Friday; Children's Health Insurance--Still a Political Football? |
2007-10-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007, State Bonus Pay: Some Issues to Consider |
2007-10-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007, Lessons in Solidarity: AFT Members Hit By Wildfires in California Need Your Help; New Orleans Teachers Coming Back Strong |
2007-10-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007, Education Funding Gets Boost in U.S. Senate; Texas Higher Education Enrollment Grows, Highlighting Key Needs |
2007-10-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007, Rewriting No Child Left Behind Act; Social Security Fairness Update |
2007-10-24 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (October 23, 2007) |
2007-10-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2007, State Community-College Funding Deal Announced; AFT Presses Congress to Boost Education Budget; Rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act |
2007-10-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007, Early Voting Begins on State Constitutional Amendments and More; What's Holding Up Restoration of Community-College Dollars? |
2007-10-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007, Rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act Runs Into Crossfire of Criticism |
2007-10-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007, TRS Says 13th Check Is Coming; Vote to Override Veto of Children's Health Insurance |
2007-10-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007, Showdown on CHIP Veto--Call Congress; State Extends Time for Incentive-Pay Bids; State Plan for Career Education Deficient |
2007-10-18 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (October 16, 2007) |
2007-10-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007, Vote Coming Thursday on CHIP Veto Override--Call Your U.S. Representative; Governor Names State Education Commissioner |
2007-10-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007, An Epidemic of Overtime Abuse; Call on Congress to Fix NCLB! |
2007-10-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2007, Recent Legal Decisions Support Teachers' Rights: Planning and Prep Time; Non-Renewal Procedures |
2007-10-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007, An Idea Whose Time Is Coming: Automatic TRS Cost-of-Living Increases |
2007-10-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007, Online Letter on Lagging TRS Benefits, Ill-Timed TRS Staff Bonuses Draws Strong Member Response--Add Your Voice; Crank Up the Volume on Testing Reform, Too--Call Congress! |
2007-10-11 |
| Texas AFT Inside Education (October 9, 2007) |
2007-10-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007, CHIP Veto--Defending the Indefensible? Let Congress Know What You Think |
2007-10-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007, Deadline Tomorrow for Registering to Vote in November Election; Key Items on the November Ballot |
2007-10-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007, Tell TRS: First Things First--Better Benefits for TRS Members Before Bonuses for TRS Investment Staff! |
2007-10-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007, Noted Education Reformer's Verdict on No Child Left Behind Act: "Fundamentally Flawed" |
2007-10-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007, Bush Vetoes Child Health-Care Legislation--Override Vote Coming |
2007-10-03 |
| 10/02/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-10-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007, Test-Driven Accountability: State Legislative Review in the Offing as New Study Reflects Mounting Public Concern |
2007-10-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2007,Tuition Exemption for Educational Aides Seeking Teacher Certification: Update on a "Grow-Your-Own" Solution to the Teacher Shortage in Texas |
2007-10-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, Ask Your U.S. Representative to Override President's Veto of Children's Health Coverage |
2007-09-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, Good News for a Change from the Nation's Capital--College Cost Reduction Act Signed Into Law; AFT's NCLB Reform Campaign Focuses on U.S. Senate, U.S. House Speaker |
2007-09-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007: CHIP Momentum; Certification Rules Reviewed; State Demands Local Match of 'Merit Pay'; What Grade Would You Give NCLB? |
2007-09-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, State Will Pay for Veteran Educators' Background Checks; CHIP Expansion Vote Coming in U.S. House Today; Nation's Report Card Shows Improvement--No Thanks to NCLB |
2007-09-25 |
| 9/25/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-09-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2007, Send a Message to Congress--Support Children's Health Care (CHIP); More on Texas AFT Members' NCLB Reform Campaign in Washington; Revised Plan for Standard-Setting "Facilitator" |
2007-09-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, Texas AFT Members Take Message to the Halls of Congress--NCLB Draft Not Ready for Prime Time; AFT President Blasts Attempt to Mandate "Pay for Test Scores" |
2007-09-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, Texas AFT to Legislative Leadership: Keep Promise on Paying for Background Checks; Texas AFT Members in Houston ISD Win One for Student, Employee Health |
2007-09-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, Who Decides New Curriculum Standards? Texas AFT Members Give Presidential Candidates Some Friendly Advice |
2007-09-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007, Stirrings of Interim Activity on Testing Reform; TEA Reports on Disciplinary Alternative-Education Programs |
2007-09-18 |
| 9/18/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-09-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, State Board of Education Weighs Changes in Textbook Purchasing, Curriculum Standards; Testing Students With Disabilities Under NCLB |
2007-09-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, Divided TRS Board Approves Big Bonus Plan for Investment Staff; AFT Recaps the Week's Action on NCLB Reform |
2007-09-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007, TRS Tidbits--13th Check, Investment Staffers' Pay; Charges Dismissed Against Aldine AFT Leader Who Dared to Contact Teachers |
2007-09-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, Texas Earns an "F" for Economic Opportunity; Update on Children's Health Insurance; TAKS Field Testing Reduced...But Still Extensive |
2007-09-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007, NCLB Discussion Draft Needs Rewrite; With State Aid Falling Short, 100-Plus School Districts Ask Voters for More Local Aid |
2007-09-11 |
| 9/11/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-09-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, Tough Talk on Testing: Texas AFT Launches "Reclaim Your Classroom" Drive, While AFT Warns Congress Had Better "Get it Right" on NCLB Reform |
2007-09-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, SBEC Acts on Criminal-History Checks; Congress Acts on College-Cost Reduction |
2007-09-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, Money for Community Colleges Still Up in the Air; AFT Has Ideas for Improving NCLB Reform "Discussion Draft"; A Heads-Up on Criminal-History Background Checks |
2007-09-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, Certification Board Implements Criminal-History Checks; House Hearing on Funding for Community Colleges; Notable New Laws, Continued |
2007-09-05 |
| 9/04/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-09-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007, Action Needed Now: Push Congress to Pass a Real NCLB Reform Bill! |
2007-09-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007, Notable New State Laws, Continued: Virtual School Network |
2007-08-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007, Social Security Fairness Activities; Fixing NCLB |
2007-08-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007, First Look At a Proposal to Overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act |
2007-08-30 |
| 8/28/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-08-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2007, Notable New Laws, Continued: High-School and Dropout Initiatives |
2007-08-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007, Notable New State Laws, Continued: Student Discipline |
2007-08-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007, Notable New Laws, Continued: Teacher Retirement System |
2007-08-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007, Notable New State Laws, Continued: Student Health |
2007-08-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2007, NCLB Reform Campaign Gears Up, With Postcards on Their Way to Members--Get Ready for Action |
2007-08-22 |
| 8/21/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-08-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007, Aldine ISD Teachers Defend Right to Union Representation; Notable Legislation Affecting Your Rights at Work |
2007-08-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2007, Local Teacher Leader May Be Bruised and Battered, But School District Gets the Black Eye |
2007-08-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007, Key Education Budget Items Enacted by 80th Texas Legislature |
2007-08-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007, TEA Announces 2007 "Adequate Yearly Progress" Data on Texas Public Schools |
2007-08-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007, Interpreting New State Law on Religious Expression in School; Why Texas Charter Schools Lag |
2007-08-15 |
| 8/14/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-08-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2007, Texas AFT Backs Restoration of Community Colleges' Health-Care Money |
2007-08-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007, Online Resources You Can Tap for Information About New State Laws Affecting You |
2007-08-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2007, Safe Evacuation of School Buses: AFT Initiative, New State Law |
2007-08-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007, In Spite of Acrimony, Congress Got Some Bipartisan Work Done on Education Before Recess; Social Security Fairness Bandwagon Rolling |
2007-08-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007, Backlash Against Testing Excesses Grows; Early-Childhood Education Benefits Shown |
2007-08-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINETUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2007, "New Rule Will Not Affect Teacher Salary in Upcoming School Year," Says IRS |
2007-08-07 |
| 8/07/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-08-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2007, Congress Pushes to Expand Affordable Health Coverage for Children; Texas Bilingual Programs Win Judge's Okay; Community-College Funding Will Get a Hearing |
2007-08-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2007, More on IRS Rule Affecting 12-Month Compensation; Attorney General Confirms Individual Educators' Certification Exam Scores Are Confidential In Most Cases |
2007-08-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2007, New Paperwork Required for Many School Employees to Avoid a Tax Penalty |
2007-08-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2007, Annual State Accountability Ratings Out Today...and the Rest of the Story |
2007-08-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2007, Overhaul of Federal Accountability, Testing Standards Promised |
2007-08-01 |
| 7/31/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-07-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007, Social Security Fairness, TRS Investment Policy, Funding for Community Colleges |
2007-07-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2007, U.S. House votes to increase education funding in critical areas; U.S. House also passes college cost relief |
2007-07-24 |
| 7/10/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-07-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 9, 2007, Action needed: House to Vote on Historic Investment for Student Aid |
2007-07-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2007, Daily Hotline Takes a Month Off, But Other Texas AFT Media Will Fill the Gap |
2007-06-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007, Costly Decision: Governor Blasted for Vetoing Second-Year Community-College, Health-Care Funds |
2007-06-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2007, Social Security Fairness Hearing Promised; Boost for Employee Rights Blocked in U.S. Senate--Texans Hutchison and Cornyn Among the Blockers |
2007-06-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007, State Voucher Poll Left Real Questions Unanswered; Federal Vouchers Not Doing So Well |
2007-06-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2007, Texas AFT Testifies on TEA Penalty Scheme for Low School Ratings |
2007-06-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007, Penalties for Low School Ratings: TEA Rules Hearing; Kindergarten-Plus: The Role Model Next Door |
2007-06-22 |
| Thursday, June 21, 2007, Texas AFT Legislative Hotline: TEA Announcement on So-Called "Pay Raise": What It Is, What It Isn't |
2007-06-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 |
2007-06-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007, Employee Rights Get a Modest Boost From Newly Enacted Legislation |
2007-06-19 |
| 6/19/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-06-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007, TFT Becomes Texas AFT: Governor's Vetoes Target Community-College Employees, Student Health, and National Board Certification; U.S. Senate Considers Employee Rights |
2007-06-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007, Federal and State Issues: Social Security, College Costs, Employee Rights, TFT Convention, TRS Investments, Governor's Vetoes |
2007-06-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007, TRS Retiree Advisers Hear About 13th Check, Deplore "Dirty Trick They Played" |
2007-06-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007, Health-Related Bills Affecting Students in Public Schools |
2007-06-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2007, Students' Religious Expression in School--Lawsuit Waiting to Happen |
2007-06-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007, TAKS Testing Security--TEA Announces New Measures to Prevent, Detect Cheating |
2007-06-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2007, Criminal-History Checks for One and All: SB 9 |
2007-06-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007, New Legislation on Student Discipline |
2007-06-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007, Nine Texans in Congress Need to Hear From You About Social Security Fairness; NCLB and Test Scores: After This, Therefore Because of This? |
2007-06-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007, Just Plain Mean: Business Group Lobbies for Veto of Bill to Help Children With Autism; Stakeholder Meeting on Discipline for Holders of Educator Certificates |
2007-06-06 |
| 6/6/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-06-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2007, SB 1031: Not Just "Getting Rid of TAKS" |
2007-06-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2007, Testing Reform: Forward Movement, But Mission Yet to be Accomplished |
2007-06-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007, Federal Issues: Minimum Wage Boosted; Social Security Fairness Needs Your Attention |
2007-05-31 |
| 5/31/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-05-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007, SBEC's Proposed Discipline Rules; More on New Pay and Pension Legislation |
2007-05-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007, Governor's Veto Deadline is June 17; Grass-roots Mobilization and Coalition Work |
2007-05-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 28, 2007, On Adjournment Day in Texas Legislature, a Report on the Fate of Some Key Bills |
2007-05-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2007, Hot Topics: Education Budget, TRS, Speakership Fight, Top Ten Percent |
2007-05-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2007, Skirmishes Over Speaker's Powers Continue; Heated Debate on TRS Contributions, Benefits; End-of-Course Testing Bill Passes, But Testing-Reform Agenda Far From Complete |
2007-05-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007, Proposed State Budget Shortchanges Schools and Educators; Keep Up the Fight For House TRS Plan; House at a Standstill as Speaker Clings to Power |
2007-05-26 |
| Tell Your State Senator (Duncan) to Pass a 13th Check With No Strings Attached! |
2007-05-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2007, Negotiations Starting on TRS Bill; Budget Still Under Wraps |
2007-05-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007, Demolition Derby at the Legislature: Bills Survive By Hitching a Ride on Other Vehicles; Support the House Challenge to the Senate on TRS Benefit Bill! |
2007-05-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2007, The House Heard You--Unanimous Vote Rejects Senate Scheme to Inflict Higher TRS Costs on Current Employees as Price of a 13th Check for Retirees! |
2007-05-23 |
| 5/22/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-05-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007, Bad Bill on Teacher Appraisal Dies; Action Needed Now--Help Lawmakers Avoid a Failing Grade on Educator Pay and TRS Benefits; House Speaker in Trouble |
2007-05-21 |
| Action Alert: Help Lawmakers Avoid a Failing Grade on Educator Pay and Benefits! |
2007-05-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007, Action Alert on TRS Benefits Fight; Updates on CHIP and Testing Reform; More Local Successes to Report |
2007-05-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007, Retirees Oppose Senate Cost-Shifting Scheme, Testify For House Plan to Boost TRS Pensions With No Strings Attached; Senate Budgeteers Play Hardball on Pensions and Pay |
2007-05-18 |
| Thank your State House Rep. for Making Education a Priority |
2007-05-17 |
| Thank your State House Rep. for Making Education a Priority |
2007-05-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, Pensions, Teacher Pay, Testing Reform, Test-Based Appraisals--High Time for Action on Key Issues at State Capitol |
2007-05-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007, Two Good Bills Advance; TFT Candidate Nominated for TRS Board Slot; Local Election Wins Reported; Texas Senate Tactic Shows Need to Stay Alert for Mischief |
2007-05-16 |
| 5/15/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-05-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007, Texas House Approves End-of-Course Testing, Alternatives To TAKS-Based Promotion and Graduation--and "Sunset" of Test-Driven Accountability |
2007-05-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEEKEND EDITION, MAY 12-13, 2007, Senate Bills on Testing, TRS Benefits See House Action This Week; TFT Online Survey Results Address Both Issues; Elderly Win Tax Break at Polls |
2007-05-14 |
| Let Your Local Paper Know that Sen. Eltife Stands Up for Common Sense |
2007-05-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2007, Most Testing Bills Die at House Deadline, But End-of-Course Exams Up for Vote Monday; Key Bills on Training, Nurse Staffing, Background Checks, Charter Schools; Weekend Hotline Coming |
2007-05-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007, Texas House Gives Teachers a Big Win: Pay Raise Takes Priority Over Yet Another Round of Property-Tax Cuts |
2007-05-11 |
| Action Alert: Your State Senator is Holding a Pension Boost Hostage |
2007-05-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007, TAKS-Based Appraisal Bill Just Might Be Dead of Self-Inflicted Wounds; TFT Testifies on Reform of Charter Schools |
2007-05-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007, Bill Interfering With School Employees' Free Speech Bites the Dust; Still Time to Respond to TFT Survey; Action on Bills Affecting Student Discipline, High Schools, Charter Schools |
2007-05-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 7, 2007, Budget Mischief Blocked in House; Just in Case, TRS Sunset Bill Could Be Used to Carry 13th Check for Retirees; SB 1643 and TAKS Mania Still Threaten |
2007-05-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEEKEND EDITION, MAY 5-6, 2007, Crunch Time at the State Capitol; Cast Your Vote in TFT Online Survey on TRS Benefits and TAKS-Based Appraisals; Key Battles Over These Issues, Bad Budget Bill Coming Up |
2007-05-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2007, CHIP Update; Top Ten Percent Rule; Federal Legislation to Promote Math and Science Teaching; Weekend Hotline to Preview Week Ahead |
2007-05-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007, False Ads on TAKS-Based Appraisal Plan; Choking Off Funding for Public Schools--Fight Back; Holding Teachers Harmless for Lost Books, Equipment; Record Vote on Bad Senate TRS Bill |
2007-05-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2007, TRS 13th Check Held Hostage, Day 12--SB 1846 Passed by Senate But Faces Strong House Opposition; Criminal-History Bill Gets Lukewarm House Committee Reception; No Vote on TAKS-Based Teacher Appraisals |
2007-05-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007, State Senate Approves "Virtual School Network"; Texas House Panel Airs Social Security Issue; TAKS-Based Testing, Pension Increase Held Hostage--Bills Pending in State Senate; Senate Bill on Criminal-History |
2007-05-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007, Still on State's Senate Agenda: Making Test Mania Worse, Taking Pension Increase Hostage; Property-Tax Break for Elderly on May 12 Ballot; Criminal-History Checks For All |
2007-04-30 |
| Action Alert: Retiree Pension Boost Held Hostage; TAKS Mania Continues |
2007-04-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007, No Vote Today on Test-Based Appraisals; TRS Benefit Fight Could Come Monday; Riskier Investments Proposed for TRS; Vote Until 5 PM Sunday for an Employee Voice on the TRS Board |
2007-04-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007, Ugly TAKS-Based Appraisal Bill Back on Calendar for Friday; Senate Passes Bill to Notify Parents When Nurse Staffing Falls Short; Social Security Fairness |
2007-04-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007, TAKS-Based Teacher Appraisals Still Sidetracked; Editors Gets Pay Priorities Right |
2007-04-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007, TAKS-Based Appraisal Bill Comes Off the Calendar; Kindergarten-Plus Pilot Program Gets a Hearing; Stipends for Paraprofessional/Teacher Disability Training Advance |
2007-04-25 |
| 4/24/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-04-25 |
| Action Alert: Stop a Bad Bill Basing Teacher Appraisals on TAKS Scores |
2007-04-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007, Voucher Bill Withdrawn From Senate Calendar; Bill to Make TAKS Mess Worse Could Come Up Wednesday; Good Bills on House Committee Agenda |
2007-04-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 22, 2007, Special Project: Blocking Bills to Make Your Evaluation and Your Job Depend More Than Ever on Students' TAKS Scores |
2007-04-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007, The Battle Over Three Bad Bills: Voucher Plan Still Pending; TAKS-Based Appraisals and Terminations Head for Senate Floor; TRS Pension Increase Taken Hostage! |
2007-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007, Voucher Bill Stalled; End-of-Course Testing Bills Moving Forward |
2007-04-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007, Voucher Cloud Over Texas Senate--Act Now! Update on Other Notable Bills |
2007-04-18 |
| ACT NOW: STOP VOUCHERS! |
2007-04-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007, Calling Grass-Roots Activists: Act Now to Stop Vouchers; Update Tomorrow on Key Bills, Hearings |
2007-04-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007, Unanimous House Vote for TRS Benefit Boost Sends Message to Texas Senate |
2007-04-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007, Nurse-Staffing Bill Advances; Key Bills on Student Discipline; Senate Budget Plan; Bad Bills on Teacher Appraisal |
2007-04-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007, TFT Makes the Case for Across-the-Board Pay Raise, Against Pay For Test Scores ; Updates Coming Tomorrow on Senate Budget Issues, Safe Schools, Teacher Appraisals |
2007-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007, A Defining Issue of the 2007 Legislative Session: Will Lawmakers Curb Excessive Emphasis on Test Scores, Or Will They Make Matters Worse? |
2007-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007, En Route to Full Senate, Budget Bill Leaves Teacher Raise and TRS Benefit Boost Unfunded; Still in Committee--Bills to Make Future Budgets Even Worse; 20 Bills to be Heard Thursday on Student Discipline |
2007-04-11 |
| 4/10/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-04-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007, Rethinking the Testing Craze, From Austin to Washington |
2007-04-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2007, Washington Roundup: Social Security Fairness, Federal Tax Break for Teacher Supply Purchases |
2007-04-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007, Voting Under Way Now in TRS Board Election; Support One of Your Own to Safeguard Your Pension Fund--You Can Even Vote Online for Mary Johnson Richeson! |
2007-04-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, Capitol Slows Down for Easter, Passover Holidays; Your Vote, Your Voice, Your Decision |
2007-04-05 |
| 4/03/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-04-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007, TFT Challenges TAKS-Based Teacher Appraisal Plan; House Battle Won for Children's Health Care; Some Good Bills Heard in Committee |
2007-04-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007, TRS Benefits At Issue; Hearing on TAKS-Based Teacher Evaluation Tomorrow |
2007-04-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2007, No Fooling: Bills This Week Could Block TRS Benefit Gains, Base Teacher Appraisals and Job Security on TAKS Scores, and Set a Precedent for Private-School Vouchers |
2007-04-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2007, TFT Welcomes Message From the House on Vouchers, Teacher Pay; Weekend Hotline Will Preview Week Ahead |
2007-03-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2007, Big Wins on Teacher Pay and Vouchers as Texas House Votes on Budget; Senate Voucher Bill Meets Strong Opposition in Committee |
2007-03-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2007, |
2007-03-28 |
| 3/28/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-03-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007, Hotly Contested Voucher Bill Advancing to Texas Senate Floor; Budget Fight Looming In Texas House--Get Ready to Take Action Wednesday and Thursday |
2007-03-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007, Voucher Bill Up For Hearing Tomorrow--Speak Out; Background-Check Bill Passed by Senate |
2007-03-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2007, Washington Update: Federal Education and CHIP Dollars; AFT Prescription for Struggling Schools; Social Security Fairness Tallies More Co-Sponsors |
2007-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007, Voucher Bill to be Heard Tuesday--Send A Message; State Budget Hits House Floor Thursday |
2007-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2007, State Budget Headed for House Floor Fight, Leaves Education Underfunded--Contact Legislators Now |
2007-03-22 |
| 3/21/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-03-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007, "That's Not in the Bill"--And That's The Problem; Testing Bill Addresses a Couple of Concerns But Leaves Big Issues Untouched; Teachers Get a Word in Edgewise |
2007-03-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007, CHIP Bill Thwarted Temporarily; Testing Reform At Issue in Hearings Tomorrow--Speak Out; New Look at Education Funding; Accounting for Retiree Health Benefits |
2007-03-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEEKEND EDITION, MARCH 18, 2007, Key Vote Coming Monday on Restoring Children's Health Insurance--Your Voice Counts |
2007-03-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007, NCLB Under Fire; Social Security Fairness Update |
2007-03-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007, TRS Benefit Boost Gets Closer to Reality; TFT Backs Bill for Direct Election of TRS Trustees; TRS Trustee Voting Under Way Now--A Chance to Vote For One of Your Own! |
2007-03-16 |
| 3/15/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-03-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2007,Sparks Fly in Senate Finance Committee Over State Funding of TRS Pensions |
2007-03-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2007, Multi-Pronged Voucher Attack Meets Objections from Advocates With Better Ideas |
2007-03-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2007, TFT Lobby Day Makes A Mark; With 11 Weeks to Go, Help Lawmakers Make Big Budget Decisions |
2007-03-12 |
| Take Action: TFT Lobby Day 2007 |
2007-03-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007, Testing Reform Is Getting Somewhere at the Statehouse--Join the Movement for Change! |
2007-03-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007, TRS Benefit Boost Debated; Testing Reform Also Emerging As a Top Issue |
2007-03-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007, Tell Lawmakers to Fix Budget Shortfalls in Education; Student Discipline Gets a Hearing |
2007-03-08 |
| 3/06/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-03-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007, Mentoring Bill Filed; Criminal-History Checks for School Personnel; More to Follow |
2007-03-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2007, Send Web Letter to Counter New Voucher Tactic; If You Can't Rally in Austin, You Can Rally From Home on March 12! |
2007-03-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2007, Fair Sharing of Tax Burden on the Line Monday--Call Your State Rep; Education Budget Decisions--They Can Do Better |
2007-03-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007, Restoring Children's Health Care; Passing Employee Free Choice Act; Introducing End-of-Course Exams |
2007-03-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007, Voucher Bill Filed For Students With Autism--TFT Comments; Help Pass Employee Free Choice Act in U.S. House |
2007-03-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007, TFT Backs Bills in Committee; Bills Filed on School-Nurse Staffing, Restoration of Health-Care Stipends |
2007-02-28 |
| 2/27/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-02-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007, Campuses on the Verge; State Budget--What Kind of Message; AFT's Offer to Apple CEO |
2007-02-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007, Stand Up and Be Counted--TFT Lobby Day at State Capitol March 12; TEA Developing Mentor Grants |
2007-02-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007, TFT Pushes TRS Benefit Boost--Action Needed; Why Teacher Unions Are Good For Teachers and the Public |
2007-02-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007, Updates: Incentive Money; Social Security Fairness; Minimum Wage |
2007-02-22 |
| 2/21/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-02-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007, State Budget Framework Set; TFT Weighs in on Virtual School Networks, Charter Schools and Parental Time Off for School Events |
2007-02-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007, Budget Votes in Texas House; Tax Cuts for Seniors; TRS Testimony in Texas Senate |
2007-02-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2007, Competing Blueprints for NCLB Changes; State Budget Choices; AFT/TFT Activists for Congressional Education Getting Busy |
2007-02-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--Thursday, February 15, 2007, More Spending-Cap Convolutions in Legislature; TRS Benefits Assessed in Committee |
2007-02-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007, Social Security Fairness Draws Crowds; Last Year's Tax Shuffle Still Taking Priority in Austin |
2007-02-15 |
| 2/13/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-02-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007, NCLB Nonsense; Pro-Public-School Business Group Speaks Up; TFT Testifies in Texas House |
2007-02-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2007, TFT Promotes Teacher Rights in Special-Education Rule-Making; Help Defend Family and Medical Leave Act |
2007-02-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007, Bonus-Pay Fiasco in Houston ISD--Are Legislators Paying Attention? |
2007-02-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2007, Senate Budget Hearing; TRS Health-Care Cost Increases |
2007-02-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2007, Perry Plan Takes Lottery Dollars from Schools; Voucher Backer Lashes Out; TFT Contests Education Cuts |
2007-02-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007, Looking Out For You: Your Social Security, Your School's Funding, Your Right to Speak Out, and Your TRS Benefits |
2007-02-07 |
| Virtual Rally: Urge Your Legislators to Oppose Vouchers |
2007-02-06 |
| 2/6/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-02-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007, State Spending-Cap Ploy; President's Budget Cuts Education, Pushes Vouchers |
2007-02-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2007, Rally From Home Against Vouchers on February 7; Let U.S. Senators Know You Want Increased Federal Education Aid Now |
2007-02-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007, Results of Latest TFT Online Testing Survey; More News on Social Security Fairness |
2007-02-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007, End-of-Course Exams; Social Security Fairness |
2007-01-31 |
| 1/30/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-01-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2007, Senate's Top Budget-Writer Says Tax Swap is Top Priority; Who's Who on House Budget Panel |
2007-01-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007, The Shape of the Texas House--Key Committee Rosters, Continued |
2007-01-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2007,Texas House Committees Named; Social Security Fairness Support Rises |
2007-01-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007. Items in the Proposed State Education Budget; Coming Attractions |
2007-01-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007, Governor's Tax-Appraisal Task Force Roams Far Afield; Sound Off on TAKS Testing! |
2007-01-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007, On the Wrong Track: State Budget Draft, State of the Union, Governor's Tax Policy |
2007-01-24 |
| 1/23/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-01-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007, Educator Home Loans Available Again Soon; State Leadership Staking Out Stance on Budget and Tax Issues; State-of-the-Union Address Tuesday Night |
2007-01-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2007, Texas House Rule Changes; Union Plus Scholarships Available |
2007-01-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007, U.S. House Backs Student-Loan Rate Cut; Social Security Fairness Already Has 141 Co-Sponsors |
2007-01-18 |
| 1/17/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-01-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2007, Governor's Inaugural Address; Texas Senate Committee Assignments |
2007-01-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007, Spending-Cap Contortions; SBEC Discipline Proposals; Critique of New Voucher Notion |
2007-01-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007, Ask Congress to Support Social Security Fairness for School Employees |
2007-01-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2007, Congress Off to Fast Start--Texas Legislature Is Not; Boost for Minimum Wage Gains Support |
2007-01-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007, Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 Introduced; Speaker's Challenge Fizzles Out in Texas House; Key Procedural Safeguard Preserved in Texas Senate |
2007-01-10 |
| 1/9/2007 Texas Teacher Action! |
2007-01-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2007, Unhappy Anniversary of No Child Left Behind Act; State Legislature Meets Tomorrow; Comptroller Confirms More Than $14 Billion in New Funds Available |
2007-01-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2007, Speakership Battle Puts Monkey Wrench in Leadership Machinery |
2007-01-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2007, New Congress Convenes With a Different Agenda--Help Wanted |
2007-01-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2007, Texas Ranks Near Bottom in National Study of Educational Opportunity; Governor's Business Advisers Fault Teachers |
2007-01-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2007, 2006 Election Returns Still Reverberating at State Capitol; Notable Results of TASB Salary Survey |
2007-01-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006, AFT Gives National "Education Reform" Plan a Mixed Review; Study Says Texas Ranks Sixth in Need for Public Services, But 47th in Effort |
2006-12-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006, Pension Board Hears TFT Objections to Governor's Speculative Investment "Suggestion" |
2006-12-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2006, Dallas TFT Member Wins Paraprofessional Award; Urban Legend About Teacher Assignments Exposed |
2006-12-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2006, TRS Board Needs to Tell the Governor: Hands Off Our Pension Fund! |
2006-12-13 |
| 12/12/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-12-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2006, Have Your Say on Proposed End-of-Course Exams--Take the TFT Online Survey; TRS Briefing on Health-Care Programs for School Employees |
2006-12-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2006, TRS Status Report on Pension Program |
2006-12-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006, Last-Gasp Legislation for 109th Congress Hides Poison Pills, Ignores Pressing Priorities |
2006-12-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006, Senate Education Committee's Interim Report Praises Unproven Incentive-Pay Program, Calls for Changes in Student Discipline |
2006-12-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006, Senate Education Panel's Interim Report Draws Dissent |
2006-12-07 |
| 12/6/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-12-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2006, Turning Crumbling Schools Into Environments for Learning |
2006-12-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2006, Do-Nothing Congress, Back Next Week, Heads Toward a Whimper of an Ending |
2006-12-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006, Rule-Making in Slow Motion Exposes Flaws in Latest Federal Special-Education Changes |
2006-12-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2006, Update on Testing Reform: End-of-Course Exams In Place of Exit-Level TAKS Test? |
2006-12-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2006, Budget Maneuvering Under Way in Austin |
2006-11-29 |
| 11/28/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-11-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2006, TRS Trustees Should Tell the Governor: Keep Your Hands Off Our Pension Fund! |
2006-11-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006, Revenue Limits = Education Cuts; Voucher Lobby on Videotape |
2006-11-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006, TFT Leaders Kick Off 2007 Legislative Campaign |
2006-11-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006, Federal Education Issues Coming Up in 2007 |
2006-11-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006, Zero Tolerance for Gimmicks: Spending Limits, 65-Percent Solution Rejected at Polls Across U.S. Last Week |
2006-11-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006, State Board of Education Weighs Graduation Requirements; Two More Texans Sign Discharge Petition for Social Security Fairness |
2006-11-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006, For Better or Worse, Pre-Filing of Bills for 2007 Texas Legislature Has Begun |
2006-11-14 |
| 11/14/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-11-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2006, Congress Returns for Lame-Duck Session--Ask Your Representative for Social Security Fairness; Pre-Filing Starts Today for 2007 Session of Texas Legislature |
2006-11-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006, News From the TRS Board Room: Pension Fund Tops $100 Billion; Talk of Cost-of-Living Adjustments; Investment "Opportunity" for Your Pension Dollars? |
2006-11-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006, Laws Requiring Notice to Educators of Student Offenses Need to be Enforced; School Bonds Mostly Pass; School Boards Use Their Cents |
2006-11-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006, Educator-to-Voter Project Puts Strong Backers of Public Schools in Texas Legislature; Results Pose A Challenge for House Speaker |
2006-11-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006, TFT Educator-to-Voter Volunteers Win 15 Out of 17 Targeted Legislative Races; Pro-Voucher Money Man Takes a Beating; Winds of Change Blowing Strong in U.S. Congress, Too |
2006-11-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006, Vote Tomorrow! If You Voted Early, Help Get Other Educators Out to Vote |
2006-11-06 |
| 11/06/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-11-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2006, TFT Opposes Code-of-Ethics Enforcement Proposals Before Certification Board |
2006-11-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2006, Some Facts About the Cost of Social Security and Social Security Fairness |
2006-11-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2006, AFT Survey Checks Up on Misuse of Classroom Paraprofessionals |
2006-11-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2006, Educators Proved in the Primary Elections That They Can Decide the Outcome--If They Turn Out to Vote |
2006-11-01 |
| 10/31/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-11-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006, TFT's Local Affiliates Protect and Expand Employee Rights on the Job: A New Example From Dallas |
2006-10-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006, Governor's Tax Panel Readies Agenda for 2007 |
2006-10-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2006, Perils of Privatization: Children's Health-Care Eligibility At Risk |
2006-10-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006, Ocean of "Surplus" Dollars on Horizon, But Nary a Drop for Public Education? |
2006-10-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006, Senators Scrutinize TEA's 2008-2009 Budget Proposal |
2006-10-26 |
| 10/24/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-10-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006, Early Voting Now Through November 3--Your Vote is Your Voice; Senate Finance Panel Hears Education Budget Tomorrow |
2006-10-24 |
| TFT Urges Educators to "Care Enough to Vote." |
2006-10-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2006, Educator-to-Voter Reminder; Survey of TRS Members Backs TFT Priorities; Comptroller's Study Documents Facilities Needs |
2006-10-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006, Debating TRS Pension Policy in the Texas Senate, Part Two |
2006-10-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2006, Debating TRS Pension Policy in the Texas Senate, Part One |
2006-10-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006, State Senate Hearings This Week: Facilities, Health Care, High Schools, Pensions |
2006-10-19 |
| 10/17/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-10-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2006, A Local Win for Common Sense on School Funding |
2006-10-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006, State Senate Holds Voucher Hearing in Houston |
2006-10-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006, Children's Health and School Nutrition in Texas: These Programs Work |
2006-10-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006, Scholarship Opportunity; More on Accountability Measures and Testing |
2006-10-12 |
| 10/11/2006 Texas Teacher Action! |
2006-10-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006, Governor Declares Anew His Support for Private-School Vouchers; Heads-Up for TFT Educator-to-Voter Volunteers |
2006-10-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2006, Politicians Press For Incentive Pay, Regardless of Evidence; Some Texas Educators Say, "No, Thanks" |
2006-10-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006, |
2006-10-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2006, In the Headlines: Charter Schools, Vouchers, State "Surplus" |
2006-10-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006, Accountability, Testing Issues Raised; AFT Scholarship Opportunity |
2006-10-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006, Putting Standardized Testing in its Proper Place |
2006-10-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2006, Full Slate of State Senate Hearings: Accountability and Testing, School "Choice," Facilities Funding, Post-Secondary Readiness, TRS Benefit Programs, TEA Budget |
2006-10-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2006, Social Security Fairness Petition Winning Bipartisan Support; Safe Schools Survey Online--Respond by October 13 |
2006-10-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, New TFT Safe Schools Survey Now Online; Budget Testimony Tells the Tale: New School-Finance Law Solved Next to Nothing |
2006-09-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006, Budget Hearing on Texas Education Agency; Update on Social Security Fairness Petition--105 Signers |
2006-09-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006, TRS Funding at Issue in State Senate; Social Security Fairness Petition Has 78 Signers |
2006-09-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006, Help Improve Conditions in Our School Buildings |
2006-09-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, Build Support for Social Security Fairness: Action Needed Now |
2006-09-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006, Social Security Fairness Petition Off to a Strong Start in U.S. House This Week |
2006-09-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006, State Senate Hearing on Student Discipline Previews Issues for January Legislative Session |
2006-09-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006, State Senate Education Panel Hears Testimony on Student Discipline Tomorrow |
2006-09-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006, Congressman Doggett Asks Colleagues to Help Force a Vote on Social Security Fairness; Contact Your Member of Congress! |
2006-09-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006, High-School Graduation Standards; Social Security Fairness Letter-Writing Campaign; Hispanic Heritage Month |
2006-09-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006, Today's Topics: High-School Graduation Standards, Higher-Education Funding and Admissions |
2006-09-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006, Local Advocacy by TFT Affiliates Scores Gains for Teachers |
2006-09-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006, Update: TRS Pensions, Social Security Fairness |
2006-09-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006, Upcoming Hearings: TRS, Higher Education, Textbooks, Graduation Standards |
2006-09-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006, New Social Security Fairness Letter on TFT Web Site--Take Action; Wage and Health-Insurance Stagnation in Texas Since 2001 |
2006-09-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006, Discharge Petition Filed to Force Vote on Social Security Fairness in U.S. House; Ask Your Member of Congress to Sign It! |
2006-09-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006, Social Security Fairness; TEA Tips on 2006-2007 "Performance Pay" Grants |
2006-09-07 |
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