| Messages |
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| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010, TRS Retiree Advisory Group Hears Update, Proposals on Retirees' Health-Care Plan; Mortgage Loans for Texas Educators |
2010-02-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010, New Research Exposes Weaknesses in Texas Accountability System |
2010-02-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, At Legislative Hearing, Texas AFT Urges Student-Focused Reform of Testing and Accountability, Calls for Full-Time Nurse Staffing for Schools |
2010-02-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, Upcoming State Hearings on Education, Economy, Taxation; Valentine's Day Project: Fighting Child-Labor Abuses |
2010-02-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010, Replacing NCLB--More on the Obama Administration's Plans |
2010-02-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010, White House Education Budget Plan for Fiscal Year 2011; Conflict Looming Over New Attempt to Rewrite No Child Left Behind; AFT Resources for Black History Month |
2010-02-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010, Report on Teacher Quality Misses the Mark in Texas; To Vote in March 2 Primary Elections, Register to Vote by February 1 |
2010-01-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010, Evaluation's Role in Teacher Development--AFT Solicits Your Views; Federal Update: Health Care, Education Budget, Rewriting Federal Education Statutes |
2010-01-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010, Federal Legislation to Recognize Education Paraprofessionals and Support Personnel; AFT Members Head to Haiti to Provide Health Care; Matching Funds Double Your Donation for Earthquake Relief |
2010-01-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010, A Test By Any Other Name--From TAKS to STAAR; House Public Education Committee to Meet February 4; Scholarship Application Deadlines Almost Here |
2010-01-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010, Enrollment Trends in Texas Public Education |
2010-01-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010, Texas Senate Education Committee's Work Plan for 2010 |
2010-01-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010, Special State Committee Formed to Study School Finance and More |
2010-01-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010, |
2010-01-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010, Update From the State Board of Education: History Standards, Graduation Requirements |
2010-01-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010, Texas Rates an "A" for Standards, But "F" for School Spending in National Survey; AFT President Rebukes Houston ISD Superintendent for Misrepresenting Union's Stance; State Board of Education News |
2010-01-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010, Breakthrough on Key Health-Care Reform Issue; AFT Offers Suggestions for Aid to Victims of Haiti Earthquake |
2010-01-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009, Texas AFT Opposes Joining "Race to the Top" Grant Competition Because of Bad Policy Strings Attached; Governor, For His Own Reasons, Agrees |
2010-01-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010, AFT President Lays Out Reform Package; Texas AFT Comments; National Call-In Blitz for Health-Care Reform Tomorrow: The End Game Is ON! |
2010-01-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010, Misplaced Values: Firing Teachers Based on "Value-Added" Methods Using State Test Scores |
2010-01-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010, SBEC Gleanings: Muddled Federal Guidance on Single-Subject Elementary Certification; Online Link to Redraft of Social-Studies Curriculum Guidelines; Scholarships for Texas AFT Families |
2010-01-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010, Revising the Curriculum for Social Studies--State Board of Education Back at It Next Week; State Board Races Draw Attention in 2010 Election |
2010-01-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010, President Pushes Program for Science/Math Teacher Training; Governor Proposes Crippling Budget Rules |
2010-01-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010, 2010 Election Season Under Way; Secretary of Education Worth Quoting--Test Scores Aren't the Be-All, End-All |
2010-01-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010, Mismeasuring School Performance; Update on Federal Health-Care Legislation |
2010-01-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009, Still Waiting for Appointment of Select Committee to Review School Finance; Survey on Integrated Physics and Chemistry--Deserving of Inclusion in Graduation Plans?; Holiday Hotline Schedule |
2009-12-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009, Texas Senate Education Panel Gets Interim Assignments; U.S. House Passes Bill to Aid Schools, Avoid Job Losses |
2009-12-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2009, Federal Aid for Public Schools Approved, and More Proposed |
2009-12-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009, TRS Contribution Rates, Part Two |
2009-12-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009, TRS Contribution Rates, Part One; Two Texas Districts Score Well on Nation's Report Card |
2009-12-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009, Concerns About Pharmacy-Benefit Management for TRS Retirees' Health Care |
2009-12-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009, El Paso Federation Gains Board Support on Grading-Policy Issues |
2009-12-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009, Big Runoff Wins in Big D for Alliance AFT's Favored School-Board Candidates |
2009-12-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009, Texas AFT Advice on State's "Race to the Top" Grant Application |
2009-12-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009, Flawed Federal Regulations on School Improvement; Texas AFL-CIO Scholarships--Time to Apply |
2009-12-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009, Filing Begins for State and Federal Elections in 2010--High Stakes; AFT Leader Warns Against Disinvestment in Education at White House Forum on Jobs |
2009-12-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009, Catching Up on the State Board of Education |
2009-12-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009, Have Your Say: How Do Fine Arts Contribute to Student Learning?; AFT President Says: Create Jobs by Strengthening America's Schools; AFT Promotes Field-Trip Safety |
2009-12-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009, State Budget Picture Gets Worse--What You Can Do to Defend Public Education |
2009-12-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009, Happy Thanksgiving; Texas AFT Intervenes in Grading-Policy Lawsuit; Status of TRS Pension Fund |
2009-11-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009, Texas House Speaker Gives Committees Interim Study Assignments--Shape of Things to Come |
2009-11-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009, Retirees Victimized as AG Rules Against $500 Check for TRS Pensioners |
2009-11-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009, Texas AFT President Reproaches Districts Suing to Block Minimum-Grade Ban; AFT's Online Petition for Health-Care Reform as Key U.S. Senate Vote Nears; State Board of Education Headlines |
2009-11-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, School Districts Sue TEA Over Grading Policy; AFT Responds to Senate Health-Care Reform Bill |
2009-11-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009, AFT President Comments on "American Education Week"; AFT and Save the Children Team Up |
2009-11-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009, Status Report: Will TRS Retirees Get Their $500 Supplemental Check? |
2009-11-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009, State Board of Education Weighs Choices on Textbook/Technology, Social-Studies Curriculum, Charter Schools; School Districts' Ranks Are Split on Grading Policy; Health-Care Rally at State Capitol |
2009-11-18 |
| Texas AFT Legislative Hotline--Friday, November 13, 2009, Texas AFT Rallies for Health-Care Reform on Saturday--President Linda Bridges' Statement; AFT at the Forefront of Changing Union Movement |
2009-11-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009, Health Care Can't Wait! Rally for Health-Care Reform Saturday, November 14, at State Capitol |
2009-11-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009, U.S. Department of Education Issues Final "Race to the Top" Regulations--AFT Comments |
2009-11-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009, Be There! Big Health-Care Reform Rally in Austin Saturday, November 14, at State Capitol, Featuring Texas AFT Speakers; Update on Law Banning Minimum Grades--Some School Districts Still Balking |
2009-11-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009, U.S. House Passes Health-Care Reform--Texas Honor Roll; A Call From Washington to Collaborate With, Not Demonize, Teachers and Their Unions |
2009-11-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009, Key Health-Care Vote, Coming Soon, Could be Close: Call Congress; Verdict Pronounced on Texas Merit-Pay Plan: Ineffective |
2009-11-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009, Action Alert: Call Congress Now in Support of a Real Health-Care Reform Bill--H.R. 3962! |
2009-11-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009, Call Congress Tomorrow for Real Health-Care Reform; School-Board Election Results Show Impact of Texas AFT Members; State Education Chief Claims He's Lifting Cap on Charter Schools |
2009-11-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009, Big Win: Union's Legal Action Under FLSA Delivers Back Pay for San Antonio School Employees |
2009-11-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 Make Your Voice Heard for Real Health-Care Reform |
2009-11-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009, Comments Lauding "Highly Qualified" Interpretation from Feds Miss the Mark |
2009-10-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009, There's still time to vote early, but not much; A peek at next year's primary |
2009-10-29 |
| Inside Education (October 27, 2009) |
2009-10-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009, Trick or Treatment? Share Your Health-Care Horror Stories; Become a Fan of Texas AFT on Facebook |
2009-10-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009, The 2010-2011 "Sunset Review" Cycle Takes Shape |
2009-10-27 |
| Texas AFT Legislative Hotline--Friday, October 23, 2009, Texas AFT Keeps Up Pressure on Federal Rules on Certification Exams for Elementary Teachers; Texas AFT Member Wins Milken Prize for Teaching Excellence |
2009-10-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009, Texas AFT Calls on Feds to Use Common Sense in Setting Grade-School Teachers' Certification Requirements Under Federal Law |
2009-10-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009, Why Texas Needs Health-Care Reform; Health-Care Reform Is Getting Closer. It Needs to be the Real Thing. |
2009-10-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009, November 3 Election Features State Constitutional Amendments, Local Votes on School Bonds and School Boards |
2009-10-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009, Texas Education Agency Issues Strong Guidance on School Districts' Grading Policy |
2009-10-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009, Federal Funding for H1N1 Flu Response; Social-Studies Standards Still Under Political Pressure |
2009-10-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009, H1N1 Flu Update; Nation's Report Card in Math: Minority Eighth-Graders in Texas Rank High |
2009-10-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009, Corpus Christi AFT Steers Incentive Pay to Support Advanced Certification |
2009-10-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009, AFT Leader Offers Tough Response to Flawed Health-Care Bill in U.S. Senate |
2009-10-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009, Local Affiliates Stick Up for Teachers' Grading Authority, Fair Pay |
2009-10-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009, Welcome and Unwelcome TRS Trends--Rebounding Investments; Governor's Tightening Grip |
2009-10-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009, San Antonio Alliance Wins Grant From AFT Innovation Fund |
2009-10-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009, National Call-In Day for Real Health-Care Reform |
2009-10-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009, State Legislators, Including 23 Texans, Lobby Congress for Real Health-Care Reform; Getting Through to Your U.S. Senators: If You Can't Reach Them in Washington, Try This |
2009-10-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009, National Call-In Day for Real Health-Care Reform--Coming Up Wednesday |
2009-10-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009, Shortage of School Nurses Impedes Efforts to Address H1N1 Flu; Inadequate Staffing at Issue in Higher Education as Well |
2009-10-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009, Local Union's Advocacy Gets Results: Fort Bend ISD Directs Administrators to Respect Planning Periods |
2009-10-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, Making Your Voice Heard on Health Care: We're Just Getting Started |
2009-10-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, En Route to Health-Care Reform, Some Bad Senate Finance Ideas Need to be Dropped |
2009-10-01 |
| Texas AFT Members ... Lock in Tuition Rates Now for Online Masters! |
2009-09-30 |
| Inside Education (September 29, 2009) |
2009-09-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009. AFT Strongly Reinforces Our Message on Federal School-Improvement Regulations: The Regulations Themselves Need Much Improvement |
2009-09-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009, Texas AFT Urges Full Rewrite of Proposed Federal Rules on School Improvement Grants |
2009-09-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009, Feds List Texas Among States Faulted for Handling of Education Stimulus Dollars; New Issue of American Educator Merits Attention |
2009-09-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009, Texas Case Study of Community-School Partnerships: School Reform That Works |
2009-09-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009, Local Texas AFT Affiliates Use Consultation Process to Make Gains for All Employees |
2009-09-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, Common Core Standards--An Idea Whose Time Has Come?; New School Ratings Make an Unintended Point |
2009-09-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009, |
2009-09-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009, Proposed Federal Rules on Grants for School Improvements; Big Win in Congresses for Community Colleges, Financial Aid for College Students, Pre-K/12 School Aid; New Bill Backs Community Schools |
2009-09-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009, U.S. House Moves to Fund Community Colleges, Pre-K, School Facilities, College Grants; State Board of Education to Hear "Experts" on Social-Studies Curriculum Standards |
2009-09-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009, Not Debatable: Health-Insurance Costs and Uninsured Ranks Rising in Texas; AFT Study Looks at Recruitment of Teachers from Abroad |
2009-09-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009, State Board of Education on Video; Classroom Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month |
2009-09-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009, Know Your Rights: Duty--Free Lunch |
2009-09-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009, AFT Calls for H1N1 Protection for Health-Care Workers; New Education Chair in the U.S. Senate |
2009-09-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009, Know Your Rights: Planning and Preparation Periods Guaranteed by State Law |
2009-09-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009, State Board of Education Debates Social-Studies Standards Next Week; "Top Ten Percent" Rule, Revised; Online Resource: Diane Ravitch on the Failings of Federal Education "Reform" |
2009-09-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009, Presidential Speech to Students Coming on Tuesday |
2009-09-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, Enforcing Class-Size Limits; Getting the Facts Straight on Health-Care Reform--Myth #6 |
2009-09-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, Texas AFT Comments on Proposed Changes in State Rules on Teacher Appraisal; Getting the Facts Straight on Health-Care Reform--Myth #5 |
2009-09-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009, H1N1 Flu: More Guidance From the American Federation of Teachers, Texas Education Agency |
2009-09-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009, Proposed Rules for Federal "Race to the Top" Incentive Grants Need Major Repairs |
2009-09-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009, AFT Back-to-School Tour: Houston, We Have a Solution |
2009-08-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009, AFT President's Back-to-School Tour Headed for Houston; Health-Care Reform Mythology--Myth #4 |
2009-08-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009, Latest News on the Social Security Fairness Act |
2009-08-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009, Author of New Law on Grading Policy Denounces "Creative Interpretations"; Getting the Facts Straight on Health-Care Reform--Myth #3 |
2009-08-26 |
| Inside Education (August 25, 2009) |
2009-08-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--AUGUST 24, 2009, TRS Update; Further Word from TEA on H1N1 Flu; Health-Care Reform Myth #2, Plus an Online Poll |
2009-08-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009, Flu Advice as the New School Year Starts |
2009-08-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009, New Law on Grading Policy--Clearing Up Confusion |
2009-08-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009, Health-Care Reform: Myths, Facts, and Real Choices for Health-Care Consumers |
2009-08-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009, TEA Encourages Use of Campus Charters; TEA Warns Against Evasion of New Law on Grading Policy |
2009-08-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2009, State Board of Education Grapples With New Graduation Requirements; AFT Voices: How to Help Latino Students |
2009-08-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009, New Educational Policies and Programs for the 2009-2010 School Year |
2009-08-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009, Race to the Top? Draft Rules for State Access to Feds' Incentive Fund Raise Many Issues |
2009-08-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2009, Notable New State Laws, Continued: Educational Governance |
2009-08-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009, Notable New State Laws: School Health and Safety |
2009-08-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2009, Districts in Denial: Pay Raise, Grading Policy |
2009-08-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2009, Just in Case: Preparing for a Flu Outbreak When School Starts; Certification Board Rejects Criticism of Generalist Certificate for Grades 4-8 |
2009-08-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009, School Ratings, Round Two: Federal "Adequate Yearly Progress"; State-Approved "Repurposing" of Austin Middle School |
2009-08-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2009, Districts Getting Message: No Way to Avoid Giving Required Pay Raise |
2009-08-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, Combating "Disinformation" on Health-Care Reform |
2009-08-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2009, Case Study in Advocacy: Houston Federation of Teachers Holds School Board to Account for Pay Raise Required by State Law |
2009-08-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009, New Accountability Ratings Show Achievement Gains, But Insufficient State Funding Puts Future Gains in Doubt |
2009-07-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009, Notable Bills of the 2009 Session Relating to the Teacher Retirement System |
2009-07-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009, Notable Legislation--Professional Regulation and Support |
2009-07-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009, New Laws for 2009-2010 School Year on Employee Rights and Benefits |
2009-07-28 |
| Texas AFT Members Get Big Discount on Online Master's Degree |
2009-07-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009, July 28: Call-In Day to Congress for Health-Care Reform Now!; Commissioner Affirms Districts Must Use Federal Stimulus Aid for Pay Raises; Check Out the Back-to-School Issue of Texas Teacher |
2009-07-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2009, Approved: Texas Plan Using Stimulus Funds Raise Teacher Pay; Proposed: Federal Regulations for Access to "Race to the Top" Grants; Texas AFT Report on Laws Enacted in 2009 Legislative Session |
2009-07-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009, Texas AFT Urges State Attorney General to Okay "13th Check" for TRS Retirees |
2009-07-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, Health-Care Reform Drive Intensifies--National Call-In Day on Tuesday, July 28 |
2009-07-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009, Notable Bills of 2009 Relating to Safe Schools Act |
2009-07-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009, U.S. House to Vote on Education Funding for 2010 This Week; Study Finds Flaws in "Value-Added" Methodology |
2009-07-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009, AFT Members' Children Among Texas AFL-CIO Scholarship Winners; U.S. House Takes Forward Step on National Health-Care Reform |
2009-07-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009, New Look at an Old Idea: Community Schools; Blue/Green Alliance: AFT Signs Up |
2009-07-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009, Leading Education Reformer Cites Policy Lessons From Abroad; U.S. Secretary of Education in Dialogue With AFT Members |
2009-07-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009, Urge U.S. Senators to Support Health-Care Reform--Today is Virtual Lobby Day; Achievement Gap Narrows, With Texas Making a Strong Showing in Math |
2009-07-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009, Federal Education Budget Needs Boost to Avoid Post-Stimulus Funding Dropoff; Professional Integrity Defended; New Chair for State Board of Education Named |
2009-07-13 |
| Discount for Online Master's Degree ... Enroll Now! |
2009-07-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009, For Enrollees in TRS Long-Term Care Plan, Decision Due by July 15; Texas AFT President Comments on State Board of Education; Quest for Health-Care Reform--Call Congress July 14 |
2009-07-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009, Punitive "Accountability" for Struggling Schools |
2009-07-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009, More Folly Brought to You by the State Board of Education |
2009-07-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009, Federal Funding for Public Schools--After the Stimulus Money...Then What? |
2009-07-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009, VP Forecasts Approval of Education Funding; Changes in Graduation Requirements; For Texas AFT Members: First Course Free Toward Distance-Learning Master's; Health-Care Reform Can't Wait: Send a Message |
2009-07-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009, Federal Legislation Filed to Put More Nurses in Schools--You Can Help, Too; AFT Professional-Issues Conference Features U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan |
2009-07-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009, Gov. Perry Applies for Federal Education "Stimulus" Funds; Legislature Passes Two Bills and Adjourns; Texas AFL-CIO Spotlights Failure to Provide Timely Unemployment Benefits |
2009-07-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009, Special Session Starts, May Soon End; Gov. Perry Makes Texas Last in the Nation to Apply for Federal Stimulus Aid; Charter Schools--Reality Check |
2009-07-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009, Eve of Special Session: The Missing Agenda |
2009-06-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009, A Short Special Session?; Health-Care Costs Rising Fast |
2009-06-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009, More Than Just Test Scores: A Better, Broader, Bolder Approach to Accountability; Using Teacher Evaluation to Improve Teacher Quality--Again, More Than Just Test Scores |
2009-06-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009, Governor Calls Special Session for July 1; No Education Items on Initial Agenda; Health-Care Rally, Virtual Lobby Day Saturate Congress With Reform Messages |
2009-06-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009, Participate in Virtual Lobby Day on Health Care Tomorrow; U.S.. High Court: When Must Districts Pay Private Tuition for Students With Disabilities? |
2009-06-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009, Call and E-Mail Congress June 25 for Health-Care Reform; Status of Stimulus Funding for Texas Public Schools; Talk of Another School-Finance Lawsuit |
2009-06-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009, Lobby For Better Health Care on June 25; Bill Promoting E-Texts Signed as Governor Tries to Mollify Critics on the Right; Part Two of Obama's Message on Charter Schools: Quality, Not Just Quantity |
2009-06-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009, Vetoed: Enhanced-Quality Pre-K Pilot Program; Vetoed: Addition of a Retiree Member to TRS Board |
2009-06-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009, The Governor Takes Center Stage With Veto Deadline, Special Session Near |
2009-06-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009, National Study of Student Test Results Begs Key Questions |
2009-06-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009, Media Spotlight on Education; State Convention Delegates Set Texas AFT Policy Direction |
2009-06-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009, A Message From Friends of Texas Public Schools |
2009-06-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009, Texas AFT Convention News; Social Security Fairness Update |
2009-06-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009, Texas AFT Holds Biennial Convention, Combined With Issues Conference; American Educator Highlights Community Schools |
2009-06-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009, Message Sinking In--Districts Figuring Out Teacher Pay, New Aid Mandated by HB 3646 |
2009-06-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009, Fixing Health Care Is a Federal Issue, Again--Join AFT's Letter Campaign; Special Session--Governor Says It's Just a Question of When...and Why |
2009-06-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009, Lawmakers Request Attorney General's Opinion on TRS "13th Check" |
2009-06-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 5, Dallas Local Wins Another Battle Against Misuse of Test Scores to Penalize Teachers |
2009-06-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009, Charter Schools in Congress--Questionable Claims |
2009-06-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009, Session of Missed Opportunities for Texas |
2009-06-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009, Untold Stories of the 2009 Session |
2009-06-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009, School-Finance Bill, Including Pay Raise, Passed by Legislature; Special Session Coming? |
2009-06-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2009, Accountability Bill Wins Final Passage; School-Finance Bill With Pay Raise Passes House, Pending in Senate; Charter-School Expansion, Minus Quality Control, Blocked; Background-Check Safeguard Passes |
2009-06-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009, Eleventh-Hour Legislative Action at the State Capitol: 13th Check, Pre-K, Pesticide Safety, Rejection of SBOE Chair Nominee |
2009-05-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009, Status of Key Bills in Legislature, With Four Days to Go: School Finance, Teacher Pay, Accountability |
2009-05-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009, Update: Proliferating Charter Schools; Health-Insurance "Pilot Programs" to Cut State Costs; Coming Up: House/Senate Contrasts on Testing/Accountability, School Finance |
2009-05-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009, Pay Raise for Every Teacher Prevails in State Senate, 19 to 12--Your Grass-Roots Lobbying Works |
2009-05-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009, Pay Raise for Every Teacher Prevails in State Senate, 19 to 12--Your Grass-Roots Lobbying Works |
2009-05-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009, House-Approved Pay Raise for Teachers Under Attack in Senate--Fight Back! (Corrected Version) |
2009-05-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 25, 2009, House-Approved Pay Raise for Teachers Under Attack in Senate--Fight Back! |
2009-05-25 |
| Teachers Need a Real Pay Raise! |
2009-05-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2009, Action Alert: Senate Votes on Teacher Pay, School Aid Set for Monday--Let Senators Know You Need a Real Raise, Not a Fake One; Bad Health-Insurance "Guinea Pig" Bill Still Alive--New Online Letter |
2009-05-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009, End-of-Session Traffic Jam at State Capitol; Some Good Bills Still Alive; Weekend Hotline Coming |
2009-05-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009, Senate Bill Close to House Version on Teacher Pay Raise; Health-Insurance "Guinea Pig" Bill Escapes Committee, Shorn of TRS Provisions; Still a Bad Idea; Safe Schools Act Bill Updates |
2009-05-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009, Teacher Pay, School Aid on State Senate Committee Agenda Tomorrow; "13th Check" Dwindles, May Disappear; Senate Majority Wants Guns on College Campuses; Health-Insurance "Guinea Pig" Bill Lingers |
2009-05-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009, The Revolt of the "Guinea Pigs" Gets Lawmakers' Attention; Social Security Fairness Resolution Wins Unanimous Approval in Texas House |
2009-05-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009, Health Insurance "Guinea Pig" Bill--Action Needed Now! |
2009-05-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009, Health Insurance "Guinea Pig" Bill Set for May 20 Texas House Hearing; Bills Affect Safe Schools Act; U.S. House Passes AFT-Supported "Green Schools" Legislation |
2009-05-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009, Bill to Expand Children's Health Care Wins House Approval; Enhanced-Quality Pre-K Battle Moves to Senate |
2009-05-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009, Fine Arts, Physical Education Make a Comeback as Graduation Requirements; Want to Be a Health Insurance Guinea Pig? Tell Lawmakers What You Think |
2009-05-13 |
| Make me a health insurance guinea pig? No, thank you! |
2009-05-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009, Safe-Schools Training Bill Passes House; State Board of Education Under Fire But Unscathed So Far |
2009-05-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009, School Funding and Teacher Pay Advance, Tentatively, in Texas House |
2009-05-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2009, |
2009-05-11 |
| Tell lawmakers: "Schools need more funding, school employees need higher pay. Vote for both!" |
2009-05-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009, Pre-K Expansion and Quality Enhancement Passes First Test in Texas House; 2 Pro-Teacher Bills on Student Discipline Win House Committee Approval; Testing Bills Head Toward House-Senate Talks |
2009-05-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009, Expanding Access to Children's Health Insurance; Safeguards Against Hasty School Shutdowns |
2009-05-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 5, TEA Advises Reopening of Schools Closed Due to Flu Cases; Federal Subsidies for National Board Certification; Bills to Change Law on Student Disciplinary Placements Pass Both Houses |
2009-05-06 |
| Don't Shortchange Texas Students (May 5, 2009) |
2009-05-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009, Dubious Bills on the Move in the Texas Legislature: Charter-School Expansion, Health-Insurance Cost Containment |
2009-05-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009, Flu Outbreak: Updated Information and Comments on Issues of Concern |
2009-05-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009, Ruling: Dallas ISD Trustees Violated State Law by Extending Terms, Delaying Election; Testing/Accountability Bills: Key Amendments Rejected |
2009-05-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009, State Testing/Accountability Bills Pass in Both House and Senate; Amendments Show Fault Lines in Legislature on Role of Testing |
2009-04-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009, Test-Based Accountability Bills Scheduled for Floor Votes--Have Your Say; Impact of Flu Outbreak on Schools |
2009-04-28 |
| Don't Shortchange Texas Students (April 28, 2009) |
2009-04-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009, Accountability Bills Set for Wednesday Votes in House, Senate--Don't Let Them Say They Never Heard From You!; Fort Bend Employee Federation Gets a Hearing on Bill to Remedy Payday Violations |
2009-04-28 |
| Inside Education (April 27, 2009) |
2009-04-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009, Coming Next Week: Testing/Accountability Bills Headed for Floor Votes--Take Action; Social Security Fairness Update: Who's With Us in the Texas Delegation? |
2009-04-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009, Senate Backs Scholarships for Paraprofessionals Seeking Teacher Certification; Bills to Strengthen Employee Rights Set for Hearing Tuesday; Update on Enhanced-Quality, Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten |
2009-04-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009, Back From the Dead--A Chance to Fix School Finance This Session; Repairing TAKS Mistakes or Repeating Them? Contact Your Legislators |
2009-04-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009, Expand Charter Schools? Not Without Quality Control; Coming Next: Update on School Finance, Testing Reform |
2009-04-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009, Contact Lawmakers Before They Repeat TAKS Mistakes |
2009-04-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 19, 2009, House Amendments to Budget Strengthen Support for Educator Pay, School Aid--and Reinforce Opposition to School Vouchers |
2009-04-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009, Budget Debates in Overtime--School Finance, Pay, Vouchers Ahead; Retirees and Future Retirees, Get Active: Lawmakers Need Your Guidance on Benefits; Coming Up:School Finance, Testing, Charter Schools |
2009-04-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009, Money for Schools at Stake in Budget Votes; State Senators Fight Use of Federal School Aid to Supplant State Funding; Senate Passes Training Stipends; New Draft on Accountability Bill |
2009-04-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009, Testing Our Way to Academic Excellence?; Budget Bill Holds Key to Higher Pay, Restored School Funding--Take Action |
2009-04-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009, Hopes for Pay Raise, Restored School Funding Ride on School-Finance Bills, Budget--Take Action Now |
2009-04-14 |
| Don't Shortchange Texas Students (April 14, 2009) |
2009-04-14 |
| Pay Raise: Tell Lawmakers Now is the Time to Support Teachers and Schoolchildren |
2009-04-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009, School Chiefs Denounce Proposed Use of Federal Funds to Replace, Not Augment, State Aid; One of Our Own Has Reason to Celebrate--As Do We All |
2009-04-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009, Pesticides in Schools; District Grading Policies; Slamming the Door on Back-Door Vouchers; Key Hearing on School Finance Next Week |
2009-04-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009, Texas AFT Backs Living-Wage Study; Texas AFT's Stance on Other Bills Heard This Week |
2009-04-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009, More Dollars Emerge from Nooks and Crannies as Budget Vote Nears; Committee Action: Excessive Testing, School Closures for Low Ratings; Tuition Exemption for Educational Aides Wins Renewed Support |
2009-04-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009, Stimulus Dollars for School Districts Could Arrive This Month; Report on Funding Inequity Among Districts; Special-Education Vouchers; Tomorrow: Overtesting, Accountability Sanctions, and More |
2009-04-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009, Need a Pay Raise? Want to Block Budget Cuts at Your Campus? Let Your State Rep Know!; State Funding for Community-College Employees' Health Coverage Backed |
2009-04-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009, Feds: State Can't Attach Strings to Stimulus Aid for School Districts; State Senate's Use of Stimulus Dollars to Supplant State Spending Faces Renewed Challenge; Timing of Texas House Action on Budget |
2009-04-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009, State Senate Panel Passes Training Stipends for Teachers, Paraprofessionals; Long Lists of Bills Set for Hearing Next Week--Some Good, Some Bad, Some Awful |
2009-04-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009, Bills to Lift Charter School Cap; Amendments to Safe Schools Act; Assault Leave for Higher-Ed Employees Moves Forward; Texas AFT Pushes Direct Election of TRS Trustees; Senate Approves Budget Bill |
2009-04-02 |
| Don't Shortchange Texas Students (April 1, 2009) |
2009-04-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009, Senate Budget Plan Coming up for Floor Vote; Upcoming Reports on Charter Schools, Safe Schools Act, Higher-Ed Assault Leave |
2009-04-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2009, Senate Budget Train Moving Fast--What a Way to Run a Railroad |
2009-03-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009, House Budget Writers Propose "13th Check" Capped at $1,000 for Retirees;House & Senate Budget Plans Would Use Federal Stimulus Aid to Supplant, Not Supplement, State Funding; Key Issues For Next Week |
2009-03-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009, Who Decides How to Use Federal Stimulus Dollars For Education? |
2009-03-27 |
| Don't Shortchange Texas Students (March 24, 2009) |
2009-03-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009, Bill Undermining Higher-Ed Health Coverage Resisted;House Education Budget Plan Emerging--Texas AFT Comments; Who Decides How to Spend Federal Stimulus Funds for Education? |
2009-03-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009, Full-Day, High-Quality Pre-K Climbs Higher on Capitol Agenda; State Senate Debates "Top 10 Percent" Rule; Nurse-Staffing Notification Passes Senate; Texas AFT Opposes Pre-K Vouchers |
2009-03-24 |
| Inside Education (March 24, 2009) |
2009-03-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009, Negative Report on Texas Charter Schools Casts New Doubt on Plans to Create More |
2009-03-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009, Children's Health-Insurance Expansion Considered; School Nurses' Staffing Bill on the Move; Coming Next Week: Action on Vouchers, Class Size, Education Budget |
2009-03-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009, State Lawmakers Boost Social Security Fairness Campaign; State Budget Writers Address Incentive Bonuses, District Aid, Teacher Salaries |
2009-03-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009, How Federal Economic-Recovery Funds Can Help Texas Public Schools; Coming Tomorrow: State Lawmakers Advance Resolution on Social Security Fairness; House Budget Writers Address Incentive Pay |
2009-03-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009, Testing/Accountability Debate Starts Anew in Texas Senate and House; Coming Tomorrow: A Look at How Federal Economic-Recovery Funds Could Help Meet Education Needs |
2009-03-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009, Lobby Day: "Don't Shortchange Our Students," Texas AFT Members Tell Lawmakers |
2009-03-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009, Texas AFT Members Head to the Capitol Monday to Rally Support for Public Education |
2009-03-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009, TRS Actuary Recommends Higher Contribution Rates in Face of Investment Losses; More Than 6,000 Bills Introduced in Texas Legislature; Hearings on Testing/Accountability Bills, Federal Education Aid |
2009-03-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009, Significant Bills Up For Texas Senate Hearing; Federal Budget for Current Fiscal Year Finally Passes, Boosts Education Spending |
2009-03-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009, Texas AFT Opposes Bill Repealing Key Safeguards in Education Code; President Lays Out Road Map on Education Policy |
2009-03-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009, Texas AFT Members Head for the State Capitol to Lobby Lawmakers; U.S. Education Department Set to Disburse First Round of School Stimulus Dollars |
2009-03-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009, Voucher Bills Proliferate in Texas Legislature; Online Master's Degrees From Lamar University, UT-Arlington |
2009-03-07 |
| Inside Education (March 6, 2009) |
2009-03-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009, Legislative Leadership Shows Its Opening Hand on Testing and Accountability; Texas AFT Responds |
2009-03-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009, Student-Discipline Data Uses Debated in Senate Committee; Poor-Mouthing-As-Usual Gets Harder With $20 Billion on the Table |
2009-03-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009, House Public Education Hearing; Texas AFT Spells Out Budget Needs; Student-Discipline Data and How to Use It |
2009-03-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009, Social Security Fairness Act Filed in U.S. Senate; Rules for Using Federal Education Dollars at Issue in Texas House Committee |
2009-03-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009, * Texas AFT Urges Proper Use of Federal Recovery Aid to Bolster School Budgets |
2009-02-28 |
| Inside Education (February 26, 2009) |
2009-02-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009, Rulings on Reconstitution Law Protect Teachers' Due-Process Rights |
2009-02-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009, Education Issues Aired in Texas House Hearings; U.S. House Passes Education Funding Increase for Current Fiscal Year |
2009-02-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009, Senate Education Committee Passes Nurse-Staffing Notification Bill, Gives Favorable Hearing to Stipend-Funded Training for Teachers, Paraprofessionals |
2009-02-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009, State Senate Education Committee Holds Hearing on Six Bills Tomorrow; Gridlock Broken, U.S. House Readies Final 2009 Education Budget |
2009-02-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, School-Finance Bill Filed to Ease Local Budget Squeeze, Enhance Equity; Social Security Fairness Act Now Has 169 Cosponsors |
2009-02-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009, Governor Grudgingly Requests Federal Aid; Legislature Starts Sizing up Texas Share; Texas AFT Member's Article Featured in American Teacher; AFT President Broaches Issues of National Standards |
2009-02-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009, New Panel Named to Work on Education Budget in Texas House; Texas House Committee on Federal Economic Aid Holds First Hearing Thursday; Porter Scholarships |
2009-02-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009, Texas House Public Education Committee Gets to Work; Governor Continues Trash Talk Against Federal Aid--Don't Let Him Mess This Up |
2009-02-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009, Higher Premiums for TRS ActiveCare; District-by-District Data on New Federal Funding; Texas House Budget Writers Weigh Education Spending Options; House Public Education Committee Holds Hearing |
2009-02-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009, Federal Economic-Recovery Aid Wins Final Passage--Offers Urgent Relief for Texas Schools |
2009-02-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009, Texas House Committees Look Different This Session--More Balance, Moderation; New Committee Named With Mandate to "Maximize Receipt of Federal Funds" |
2009-02-13 |
| Inside Education (February 12, 2009) |
2009-02-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009, Education Aid Coming Soon to Texas Under Economic-Recovery Bill--You Can Help; State's Shortage of Math and Science Teachers Getting Worse |
2009-02-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009, Call Congress Now to Support House Level of Education Aid, Recovery Measures; Send Letter to Editor with a Message for the Governor: Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth |
2009-02-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009, Texas AFT Urges Boost for TRS Pensions, Health Care, and Full State Funding for Community Colleges; TRS Considering Higher ActiveCare Premiums; U.S. Senate Poised to Vote on Recovery Bill |
2009-02-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009, Attack on Federal Education Funding--Call U.S. Senators Now to Fight Back; Put a Stop to Excessive Testing, Enact True Accountability Reform |
2009-02-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009, Federal Aid for Education Would Shrink Under Senate Amendment--Tell Your U.S. Senators to Vote No; State Lawmakers Ready Request for Federal Aid; White House Issues Estimates of Aid Bill's Impact |
2009-02-05 |
| Inside Education (February 5, 2009) |
2009-02-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009, Splendid News Today for Texas Schoolchildren--Children's Health Insurance Expansion Passed and Signed Into Law;Texas AFT Calls for Major School-Funding Upgrade in State Senate Testimony |
2009-02-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009, Federal Education Aid: Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth, Governor; State Education Panel Starts Work on K-12 Funding |
2009-02-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2009, Texas Senate Committees Named, Education Panels Realigned; State Stance on Federal Stimulus Aid Confused |
2009-02-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009, Uniform GPA Rule Stalled; House Rules Adopted; No Legislative Committees Yet, But... |
2009-01-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009, U.S. Senate Votes to Expand Children's Health Insurance Program; Crucial Federal Education Aid Also Advancing in Congress--You Can Help |
2009-01-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009, Education Aid Passes as Part of Economic-Recovery Bill in U.S. House; "State of the State" Speech Leaves Much to be Desired |
2009-01-29 |
| Inside Education (January 28, 2009) |
2009-01-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009, Call your Member of Congress Now!; State of the State? |
2009-01-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009, Budget Lifeline for Texas Public Schools--Help Make Sure Lawmakers Grab It; Two Union Scholarship Deadlines This Week |
2009-01-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009, State Legislature Still in Low Gear; State Science Standards Still Evolving |
2009-01-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009, Social Security Fairness Campaign Update; State Board Tussles Over Teaching of Evolution |
2009-01-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009, First Draft of State Budget Leaves Education Needs Still Unmet; But Federal Aid Removes Excuses for Inaction--Tell State Decision-Makers to Seize the Opportunity |
2009-01-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009, Big Increase in Federal Aid Could Be Lifeline for Texas Public Schools--See Potential District-by-District Impact; AFT Leader Sees Opportunity Amidst Peril |
2009-01-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009, Dollars and Sense: Just in Time, Hope Rises for Federal Crisis Aid to States, Schools; Survey: Why Is a School Nurse Important to Your School? |
2009-01-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009, Lull in the Storm as Texas House and Senate Take a Break; AFT Brings Inaugural to Classroom with Lesson Plans |
2009-01-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009, Texas Senate Sets Ominous Precedent; U.S. House Approves Expansion of Children's Health Insurance; AFT Launches Campaign for Federal Aid to States |
2009-01-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009, New Winds Blowing in Austin, Washington |
2009-01-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009, Economic Downturn Is No Excuse to Disinvest in Public Education; Federal Stimulus Aid Means State Lawmakers Can Afford to Address Unmet Needs |
2009-01-12 |
| Inside Education (January 13, 2009) |
2009-01-12 |
| F4AF - Stimulus Package |
2009-01-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008, Social Security Fairness Act Reintroduced in 111th Congress |
2009-01-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009, Senate Education Panel's Report Previews Key Policy Issues for 2009 Session |
2009-01-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009, State Senators Comment on School Finance; Status Report on Science Standards |
2009-01-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009, A New Speaker of the Texas House, and High Hopes for a New Way of Doing the People's Business |
2009-01-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009, What's at Stake for Texas Students and Educators in the New Session of Congress? |
2009-01-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008, Legislative Lineup for 2009 Now Set; AFT Survey on Student Discipline; Hotline Holiday |
2008-12-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008, Reforming the State Board of Education |
2008-12-18 |
| Inside Education (Season's Greetings) |
2008-12-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008, AFT President Assesses Obama's Nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education |
2008-12-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008, Urgent Action Needed: Key State Senate Runoff Election Tomorrow in Gulf Coast Region; Winter Edition of AFT's "American Educator" Previewed |
2008-12-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008, New Mortgage Help for Educators Who Are First-Time Homebuyers; Online Judges Needed for School-Design Competition |
2008-12-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008, Investing in Quality Preschool Programs Pays Off |
2008-12-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, International Math and Science Comparison Shows U.S. Progress; Two AFT Studies Focus on School Facilities Needs |
2008-12-12 |
| Inside Education (December 11, 2008) |
2008-12-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008, Texas AFT Forum Builds Support for Safe Schools Act (Part Two) |
2008-12-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008, Texas AFT Forum in Houston Builds Support for Safe Schools Act (Part One) |
2008-12-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008, Legislative Talk of More Education Dollars; Evaluation of State "Performance Pay" Leaves Key Questions Unanswered |
2008-12-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008, New Rules on Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs, Effective December 14 |
2008-12-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008, AFT Report: Countering Colleges' Increasing Reliance on Underpaid Contingent Faculty |
2008-12-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008, New Rules Coming on Safe Schools: Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs |
2008-12-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008, Latest AFT Salary Survey Shows 2007 Gains, Long Way to Go for Texas Teachers |
2008-12-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008, Misusing Test Scores to Punish Teachers |
2008-11-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008, AFT Welcomes Education Investment as Part of Emerging New Federal Stimulus Plan; Texas AFL-CIO Scholarship Program, 2009 Cycle |
2008-11-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008, State Board of Education Earns Criticism |
2008-11-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008, State Board of Education News |
2008-11-20 |
| Inside Education (November 20, 2008) |
2008-11-20 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008, Your Ideas on Improving Educational Quality Solicited; AFT Leads on Education Reform |
2008-11-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008, Back to the Voucher Wars; Measure to Gut Class-Size Limits Also Prefiled |
2008-11-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008, TRS Pension Update; Texas AFT Outreach to Early-Childhood Educators |
2008-11-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008, New Pre-K Funding Rules Are Cause for Concern |
2008-11-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008, The Outlook for Social Security Fairness--What You Can Do Now to Help |
2008-11-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2008, Student Discipline--Tell Your Story! Tools For Teachers: Teachable Moments--Election 2008 |
2008-11-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008, Prefiled Bills for 2009 Legislature Include Nurse-Staffing Notification, Training Stipends for Teachers and Paraprofessionals, and Cutoff of TEA Dropout-Voucher Grants to Private Schools |
2008-11-11 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008, Why New Caps On State Revenue Should Be Rejected; Why Lawmakers Should Defend Defined-Benefit Pensions |
2008-11-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008, TRS Cites Conflict-of-Interest Concerns in Withdrawal of Fiduciary Counsel; SBOE Extends Period for Public Comment on Science Standards |
2008-11-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4-5, 2008, Today's hotline recaps the election results and implications for Texas public schools and all who work in Texas public education. |
2008-11-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, November 3, 2008, Election-Eve Message: Vote, Educate, Volunteer |
2008-11-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008, Inclusive Schools: AFT Seeks Best Ideas |
2008-11-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008, Lessons Sinking In On School Accountability and Testing Excesses |
2008-11-01 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008, Proposed Science Curriculum Standards Posted For Public Comment--But Not For Long; AFT Leaders Urge Congress to Counter Economic Downturn With New Education Investments |
2008-10-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008, Bush Administration Issues More NCLB Edicts on the Way Out; Early Voting Continues; Your Chance to be Heard on Student Discipline |
2008-10-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008, New Light Shed on TEA's Back-Door Voucher Program |
2008-10-27 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008, School Districts' Tax Rates--Hence Also Employee Pay Raises--Depend on November Ballot |
2008-10-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008, Partial Retreat on Uniform Calculation of Grade Point Average--Legislature May Revisit Anyway |
2008-10-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008, Accountability Panel Puts Testing Reform on Legislative Agenda--Now For the Hard Part |
2008-10-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008, Senate Education Committee Hears Testimony on Dropout Programs, Career and Tech, English Language Learners |
2008-10-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008, Dallas AFT Local Fights for Employee Rights in Mass Layoff Triggered by District's Blunders; Early Voting Starts Monday--See Endorsements on Updated Texas AFT Political Page on Web |
2008-10-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008, TRS Hiring of Legal Adviser Blocked Over Conflict-of-Interest Concerns; Battle Lines Forming on Science Curriculum |
2008-10-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008, Accountability Contradictions Exposed; Hurricane-Relief Grant Application Due by November 15; Quantifying the State Funding Shortfall for Schools |
2008-10-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008, Squeeze on School Budgets; Mismeasuring Students and Schools--Today's AYP Results |
2008-10-14 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008, Local Texas AFT Affiliate Takes No Guff on Issue of Hurricane Makeup Days |
2008-10-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008, Do your homework and visit the Texas AFT Campaign '08 site |
2008-10-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008, State officials aim to tweak failing "merit pay" scheme; AFT Voices needs feedback on teamwork in the workplace |
2008-10-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008, TRS members flood conference call on financial mess; let lawmakers know to keep an eye on the pension fund management; AYP results delayed |
2008-10-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008, Austin classified employees win right to appeal terminations |
2008-10-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008, Forum on Testing Reform draws positive response from participants, lawmakers |
2008-10-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008, Reforming Test-Based Accountability: Interim Update |
2008-10-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2008, Response to Intervention: What's Happening on Your Campus? |
2008-10-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, Your Feedback is Needed on Safe Schools Issues |
2008-09-30 |
| Inside Education (September 30, 2008) |
2008-09-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008, Eyes on the State Board of Education: Saving Fireworks for Later? |
2008-09-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008, Alliance/AFT Takes Tough Stand Against Dallas ISD Layoff Proposal |
2008-09-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008, Clearing the Air on School Buses; Hurricane-Recovery School Issues |
2008-09-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008, Social Security Fairness: Status Report |
2008-09-24 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008, Voter-Registration News You Can Use; Speak Your Mind (Online) on Student Discipline |
2008-09-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008, Who Governs at TRS? Time to Contact your Legislators |
2008-09-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008, AFT Members Urged to Help Disaster Victims; More Controversy at TRS; Texas AFT Backs Higher-Ed Budget Boost |
2008-09-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008, At Texas AFT's Urging, TRS Sweetener for Investment Staff Bonuses Voted Down; Texas AFT's Win in Dallas Teacher Termination Case Draws More Media Attention |
2008-09-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008, Texas AFT Questions Uniform GPA Proposal--and We Have Plenty of Company |
2008-09-17 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, More Hurricane Help; Hispanic Heritage; TRS Q&A; Hearing on Uniform GPA Rule |
2008-09-16 |
| Inside Education (September 16, 2008) |
2008-09-16 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, Texas AFT's Hurricane Response; Testimony on Proposed Education Budget |
2008-09-15 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008, AFT Announces Groundbreaking Fund To Foster Reform, Support Risk-Taking, and Share Responsibility for Strengthening Public Schools |
2008-09-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008, Texas AFT Forum on Testing Reform Postponed to October 3; Online Survey on Student Discipline Posted--Ready for Your Response |
2008-09-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008, Texas AFT Wins Precedent-Setting Case Overturning Teacher Termination in Dallas ISD |
2008-09-10 |
| Inside Education (September 10, 2008) |
2008-09-10 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2008, New State Dropout Initiative Slated for Dual Review Next Week |
2008-09-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2008, More Reasons for Legislature to Revisit Directive to Set Uniform GPA Calculation |
2008-09-09 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008, September Coming Attractions |
2008-09-07 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008, Deadline for Voter Registration; Tax-Rate Elections; Voucher Lobby's Defeat in Florida |
2008-09-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008, Capitol Hearing: Funding Community Colleges |
2008-09-04 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008, Budget Hearing on State Incentive Pay for Teachers |
2008-09-03 |
| Inside Education Join Texas AFT |
2008-09-02 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008, Teachers' Grading Authority Unwisely Curtailed in Dallas ISD |
2008-08-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008, AG Opines on Bible Courses, Uniform GPA Standard for "Top 10 Percent" College Admission |
2008-08-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008, A Contentious Hearing on TRS Investment Policy and Practices |
2008-08-28 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008, AFT Disaster Relief Fund Helps Members Suffering Losses from Hurrican Dolly; Texas AFT Challenges Lowball TRS Budget Assumptions |
2008-08-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2008, Guns in School; Local Gains for Support Staffers; Broader, Bolder Approach to Education |
2008-08-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008, State Leaders Want Your Pension Fund to Pay for Roads; National Opinion Poll on Public Schools |
2008-08-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008, Trial Balloons: Initiatives on Special Education, Community-College Funding |
2008-08-22 |
| Inside Education (August 28, 2008) |
2008-08-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008, More Gleanings From This Week's Accountability Hearings--The Folly of Accountabilism |
2008-08-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2008, More on TEA's Private-School Voucher Ploy; Accountability Panel Looks at "Growth" Models |
2008-08-19 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008, Private-School Voucher Lobby Keeping Busy in Texas; Green Cleaning for Public Schools |
2008-08-18 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2008, Sign Up for Political Action: Texas AFT Educator-to-Voter Project, Labor 2008 |
2008-08-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008, TRS Budget Request: Implications for Retiree Health Care |
2008-08-13 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008, Upcoming Hearings Presage 2009 Legislative Initiatives; AFT Offers Parents Back-to-School Help |
2008-08-12 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008, Words Matter--Reframing Talk of "Support" Staff in Terms of Vital Services They Perform |
2008-08-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008, State Competitiveness Council Joins Chorus Urging Improved Career Education |
2008-08-08 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008, AFT Spearheads Unions' Call for New National Education Policy Focused on High-Skills Careers |
2008-08-06 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2008, Texas AFT Challenges Unlawful Teacher Terminations Tied to Students' Test Scores; Texas Education Agency Picks a Fight Over Back-Door Vouchers |
2008-08-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2008, Texas AFT Speaks Out on Testing Reform at El Paso Hearing |
2008-08-05 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008, What 2008 State Accountability Ratings Say About Texas Public Schools |
2008-08-03 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008, Higher-Education Bill Moving in Congress Earns Support; AFT Presses Higher-Education Policy Agenda |
2008-07-31 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008, More Power to You: As Election Nears, Texas AFT Educator-to-Voter Project Gears Up |
2008-07-31 |
| Commissioner's "Summit" on School Finance: Aiming Low |
2008-07-30 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008, State Budget for Education at Issue; Federal Judge Finds Texas ESL Efforts Insufficient; Houston Federation of Teachers Uses Paperwork-Reduction Law |
2008-07-29 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008, SBEC Dilutes Ed-Prep GPA Standard, Hears Report on Fingerprinting Results; Legislation on School-Nurse Staffing |
2008-07-26 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008, New Report Urges Policy Changes to Support Effective Teaching, Reduce Emphasis on Standardized Testing |
2008-07-25 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008, Funding From New Business Tax Falls Short, Aggravating Education Budget Squeeze |
2008-07-23 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008, Take Action: Nurse-Staffing Crisis in Texas Public Schools; Correction of July 21 Hotline |
2008-07-22 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008, Latest Official Evaluation of Texas Charter Campuses Shows Persistent Performance Lag |
2008-07-21 |
| TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2008, State Board of Education News; Spotlight on School Nurses |
2008-07-20 |
| 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 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006, Time to Heat Things Up in Congress on Social Security Fairness and Other Issues |
2006-09-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, Send Governor Perry a Message--Stop Messing With TRS Pension Funding; More on ABC News Propaganda Attack on Public Education, and What You Can Do About It |
2006-09-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2006, |
2006-08-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006, Facility Survey: What Is the Condition of Your School Building or Work Site? |
2006-08-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006. Message to Governor Perry: Call Off the Attacks on Teacher Pension Funding! |
2006-08-29 |
| Action Alert: Retract the Decree to Cut TRS Pension Funding |
2006-08-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006, The Movement for Change--Local Advocacy Makes It Happen |
2006-08-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006, State Senate Panel Looks at How to Measure Teacher-Preparation Programs |
2006-08-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2006, State Budget for Community Colleges at Issue; Hurricane Season Reminds Us of Those Still in Need |
2006-08-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006, Charter Schools Lag Behind Regular Public Schools, U.S. Study Finds |
2006-08-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006, Poll Finds Doubts About No Child Left Behind Act, Ebbing Support for Vouchers |
2006-08-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2006, Commissioner Proposes Rules on High-School Allotment, Expanded "Performance Pay" Scheme |
2006-08-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2006, "Adequate Yearly Progress" Ratings Reflect Flaws in Federal Law, Not Just in Schools |
2006-08-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006, TRS to Legislature: There Are Some Pension Rules You Can't Change |
2006-08-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006, Yet Another 65-Percent "Instructional Spending" Definition |
2006-08-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006, Join the Movement for Change with the Educator-To-Voter Project |
2006-08-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2006, Changes in the Law You Need Know as You Head Back to School |
2006-08-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2006, State Senate Hearing Schedule Prefigures Agenda for Session Starting in January |
2006-08-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2006, TFT Agenda on Testing Reform Garners Statewide Attention |
2006-08-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2006, Update on Federal Law Mandating Paraprofessional Qualifications |
2006-08-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2006, TFT President Talks Sense on Testing Excesses; Sunset Commission Proposes TRS Policy Change |
2006-08-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2006, TFT Calls For TRS Benefit Safeguards and Improvements |
2006-08-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2007, Federal Issues: Expanding Children's Health Coverage; Career and Technical Education; Tutoring Options Under No Child Left Behind Act |
2006-08-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006, Year-Eight Evaluation of Texas Charter Schools |
2006-08-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2006, Task Force Looking Into Alleged TAKS Cheating; State Board Working on Tougher High-School Coursework Requirements; TEA Incubating Rules for New High-School Allotment; Sunset Commission Readying Decisions |
2006-08-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE --TUESDAY , AUGUST 1, 2006, Academic Accountabilty Ratings Show Gains; Upcoming Hearings Focus on Retirement Benefits |
2006-08-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 31, 2006, Academic Ratings Due Tomorrow; Online Resources for Teachers; Latest News on 65-Percent Rule |
2006-07-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006, Hotline Reminder; Sign Up for the Educator-To-Voter Project; AFT Convention News; AFT Releases Report on "Smart Testing"; Textbook Funds Can't Be Used to Purchase Laptops |
2006-07-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JULY 17, 2006, TFT Endorses Strayhorn for Governor; AFT Convention in Boston This Week |
2006-07-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2006, Legislative Changes Summary; SBOE Meets on Graduation Standards |
2006-07-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006, Coming Up in July: More on HB 1; State Board Acts on New Graduation Standards; House Panel Sizes Up Local Spending Patterns; AFT Convention Spotlights Federal, State Issues |
2006-07-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2006, TEA Online Tools For Understanding New Education Laws Under HB 1 |
2006-06-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2006, TEA Guidance on HB 1 Includes Q&A on Pay Raise, High-School Allotment, and More |
2006-06-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2006, State Senate Committee Considers "Cost Savings" for TRS Health-Care Programs |
2006-06-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2006, Kids Count Study Finds More Children at Risk in Texas; Texas Curriculum Standards Under Challenge |
2006-06-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006, More on Testing and Its Ills: TEA Blocks Bonuses Pending Investigation of TAKS Gains; Nonpartisan Study of Testing Launched |
2006-06-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006, Standardized Testing: New Survey Says "Enough, Already" |
2006-06-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006, Interim Hearings Ahead on TRS Benefits, Higher Education, Districts' Spending |
2006-06-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006, AFT Teachers Push to Reform Federal "No Child Left Behind" Law |
2006-06-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2006, Neglecting Children's Needs in Texas |
2006-06-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY/FRIDAY, JUNE 15-16, 2006, Study of State Achievement Testing Under HB 1 |
2006-06-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006, Sanctions for Low-Performing Schools under HB 1, Continued |
2006-06-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2006, HB 1 Creates New Scheme of Sanctions for "Academically Unacceptable Schools," Including Handover to Private Operators |
2006-06-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006, AFT Summer Learning Calendar Now Online; Donate to AFT Disaster Relief |
2006-06-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2006, Grants for 2006-2007 Classroom Supply Reimbursement |
2006-06-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006, Incentive Program Number Two Starts in 2007-2008 School Year; TFT Looks Out for Your Interests as HB 1 Implementation Begins |
2006-06-08 |
| TFT HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006, "Merit Pay" Program for 2006-2007 School Year Under HB 1 |
2006-06-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2006, The Budget Squeeze Begins |
2006-06-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2006, 2006-2007 State Minimum Salary |
2006-06-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2006, State Aid for Educators Buying First Home; State Incentive Pay--If You Earn It, Do You Get It? |
2006-06-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2006, Sign Petition to Fix NCLB; Online Masters Degree--Take Our Survey, The Coffee's on Us |
2006-06-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006, Hazard Warning For Safe Schools Act |
2006-06-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2006, Has the Time Come at Last for Universal Pre-K? TFT Staffer Featured in CNN Coverage of Enron Trial Outcome |
2006-05-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2006, Bonuses and Sanctions Tied to Achievement Tests Under HB 1; Next Hotline May 30 |
2006-05-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006, TFT, Coalition Partners Urge State Reversal of Botched Eligibility/Enrollment Changes in Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) |
2006-05-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2006, Real Data Versus Conventional Wisdom About Dropout Trends |
2006-05-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006, Governor Signs HB 2; Bill Prevents New Revenue From Aiding Education |
2006-05-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006, Public Backs Pre-K for All Children; U.S. House Budget Plan Still Comes Up Short |
2006-05-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006, Has The Governor's 65-Percent Gimmick Come Undone Through HB 1? |
2006-05-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2006, HB 1 on Teacher Pay; School Start Dates Under HB 1; "Performance Pay" Previews in Houston; Say Thanks to the 57 House Members Who Voted To Repair, Improve HB 1 |
2006-05-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2006, The Key House Vote on HB 1, and What Comes Next |
2006-05-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2006, Governor Praises Session's Outcome, Comptroller Calls It a "$23 Billion Hot Check"; TFT Sees Battles Ahead in 2007 Because "Mission Not Accomplished" |
2006-05-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006, TFT President Linda Bridges Gives End-of-Session Assessment; Final Day's News |
2006-05-15 |
| Stop two bad pieces of legislation that both would enact the same really bad idea |
2006-05-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2006, Mother's Day Mischief in Texas Senate Averted; House Still May Act on Another Bad Bill--Call Your House Member Monday |
2006-05-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006, Texas House Passes HB 1--Mission Not Accomplished |
2006-05-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006, Poison Pills Need to be Expelled From HB 1--Contact Your State Representative Early Friday! |
2006-05-12 |
| Poison Pills Need to be Expelled From HB 1 |
2006-05-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2006, Senate Drops Plan to Cut Health-Care Pay for Support Personnel, But Senate Version of HB 1 Leaves Education Inadequately Funded, Puts Bad Educational Policies In Place |
2006-05-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2006, TFT President Linda Bridges Gives Senators a Six-Point Critique of HB 1; Pace at Capitol Slows to a Crawl, With Seven Days to Go in Special Session |
2006-05-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006, TFT Members Speak Out Against Health-Care Pay Cut at State Capitol--You Can, Too; Watered Down or Not, "65-Percent Rule" Still Undiluted Nonsense |
2006-05-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2006, Senate Panel's Deal on Tax Cuts, School Funding--What It Is and Isn't; Push For TRS Benefits |
2006-05-07 |
| Senate Panel Improves Funding Equity in HB 1 But Leaves Other "Poison Pills" in Place; Special Weekend Edition of the Hotline Coming Your Way |
2006-05-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2006, Senate Committee Stalls on School Finance; TRS Benefit Bill Advances, With "13th Check" Added; Bill Blocking Use of Business-Tax Money for Education On House Agenda |
2006-05-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2006, Senate Committee Chops Health-Care Money for Support Staff; Bill Blocking Use of New Tax Revenue for Education Can Still Be Stopped in House |
2006-05-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2006, Business Tax On Track for Passage; Bill Shortchanging Education, Educators Due For Debate--Lawmakers Need to Hear From You Now! |
2006-05-02 |
| Are you really "appreciative" about being shortchanged at the Capitol? |
2006-05-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006, TFT Opposes Senate Plan That Cuts Health-Care Stipend, Short-Changes Education |
2006-05-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (1-800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2006, Hide-and-Seek on School Finance; Statewide Education Employee Groups Stand Together on Pay, Benefits; Proposal to Cut Health-Care Stipends Again; Retiree Benefit Needs |
2006-04-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006, Senate Committee Passes Three Tax Bills, But Education Money and Policy Lag Behind |
2006-04-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006, TFT, Coalition Call on Senate To Fix House Plan; TFT Pushes for TRS Improvements |
2006-04-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2006, Missing Ingredient: Money for Schoolchildren, Teachers, and Other School Personnel; Increased State Contribution to TRS Proposed, But No Guarantee It Will be Considered |
2006-04-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006, House "School Finance" Package, With No New Funding For Schools, Faces Uncertain Future in Texas Senate |
2006-04-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2006, Tax Cuts, Tax Swaps, and Spending of Surplus Yield Zero New Dollars for Education in House; State Contribution to TRS Pension Fund Would Increase Under Two Bills Waiting in Wings |
2006-04-25 |
| Action Alert: Tell Your Rep. to Vote No on HB 1 and HB 2 |
2006-04-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2006, House Votes Keep Special Session on Course--Toward Another Failure on School Finance; Good Alternatives Emerging But Lack Leadership Support |
2006-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006, Educator Coalition Unites Against Bad Bills; House Rule Vote Tomorrow Could Hold Key to Session--Contact Your Representative; TFT Tackles Senate School Bill |
2006-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006, Bad Bills Moving in Committee Would Take Special Session in Wrong Direction; Call and Write to Your Legislators! |
2006-04-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2006, Formula For Failure: Surplus of $8 Billion, New Taxes of $5 Billion = Zero For Education? |
2006-04-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2006, The Money's There for Urgent Education Needs--Help Lawmakers Summon the Will to Act; Senate "Reform" Bill Filed; Other Notable Bills |
2006-04-17 |
| Will It Be Summer School for State Lawmakers? |
2006-04-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2006, Education Resources and Education "Reform" in the Special Session--Get Ready for Action |
2006-04-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006, Will the Special Session Pass the Real Test--or Bypass It? |
2006-04-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006, TFT Educator-to-Voter Effort Bats Four for Four in Runoffs; More Children Lose Health Care |
2006-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2006. Runoff Election News: It's All Good |
2006-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2006, Governor's Tax Plan Receives Cautious Reception From House Panel |
2006-04-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006, Equity Gap Would Widen With Perry Tax Plan; Votes Not There Yet for Bad Federal Budget Bill; TFT Activists Get Set for "Home Visits" with Members of Congress |
2006-04-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006, Update on Social Security Fairness; Draft of State Rule on "65 Percent for Instruction" |
2006-04-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2006, Key Budget Vote in Congress; Hidden Voucher Money in Texas Elections; Last Call for Educator-to-Voter Runoff Mail; Social Security Fairness; 65 Percent of What? |
2006-04-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006, Early Voting in Runoff Elections Has Begun; U.S. House Vote on Higher Education |
2006-04-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2006, Texas Per-Pupil Spending Lags; Governor's Tax Plan = Less Than Zero for Education |
2006-04-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2006, TFT Offers Critique of Governor's Tax Plan in Capitol Hearing |
2006-03-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006, Make Your Voice Heard at the Legislature; Tax Commission Holds Hearing Tomorrow; TFT Recommendations in April 11 Runoffs |
2006-03-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2006, TFT Sizes Up Governor's Tax Plan; Think Tank Says Plan Digs Deeper Budget Hole |
2006-03-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2006, U.S. House Higher-Education Bill Is More Hindrance Than Help; Governor's Tax Panel Rolls Out Tax-Swap Plan Tomorrow |
2006-03-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006, Getting Their Attention at the Capitol; AFT Disaster Aid Gains Momentum |
2006-03-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006, Flowing Hurricane Aid; Talking About Teacher Pay |
2006-03-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006, Educator-to-Voter Project Needs You Now; Pitch in for AFT Disaster Relief; Spread the Word on Absentee Voting for Katrina Evacuees from New Orleans |
2006-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006, TFT and Allies Push for "Fair Funding for Kids" at State Capitol |
2006-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2006, Update on the Ongoing Federal Budget Debate; How Your U.S. Senators Voted |
2006-03-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006, Agenda for Upcoming Special Session at Issue |
2006-03-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2006, Gov. Perry sets special session date; MALDEF education summit; Colorin Colorado |
2006-03-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2006, TFT joins Texas Freedom Network fight against textbook censorship; TFT calls on state to address CHIP enrollment loss immediately |
2006-03-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006, ERS and TRS Health Insurance: TRS board hears comparison of the two |
2006-03-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 20006, Action Needed Now! Help Make Education and Health Programs a Federal Budget Priority |
2006-03-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2006, Sign Up for the Educator-To-Voter Project |
2006-03-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006, News from the State Agencies: TRS, SBEC, TEA |
2006-03-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006, American Federation of Teachers Challenges Presidential Budget Priorities |
2006-03-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2006, Election Message: Money Still Talks, But Educators Emerge as Countervailing Power as Special Session Nears |
2006-03-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2006, Returns So Far in State Legislative Races Look Good for Teachers and Schoolchildren, Bad for Failed Leadership at the Capitol |
2006-03-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2006, Pro-Voucher Tycoon Pours $2.5 Million into Attack Campaigns; You Can Fight Back, By Voting in Tuesday Primary, Offering Anti-Voucher Resolution at Your Precinct Convention |
2006-03-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2006, Highly Qualified Teachers; Primary Elections on March 7; Tax Hearings March 6 and 8 |
2006-03-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2006, Social Security Investigation; Hurricane-Aid Headaches; Special-Session Speculation |
2006-03-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006, Children Losing Health Insurance |
2006-03-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006, Voucher Millionaire's Claims Refuted, But His Campaign Spending Soars |
2006-03-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006. TFT Says "First Things First" at Senate Hearing on Teacher Quality, Compensation |
2006-02-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006, The Man in the Shadow: Millionaire Voucher Backer on the Attack in Primary Election |
2006-02-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2006, Governor at Odds With Educators and Texas Voters on Education Funding |
2006-02-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2006, New Congressional Budget Debate Begins; Federal Hurricane Aid to Schools Coming Up Short; Governor's Priorities Out of Synch |
2006-02-22 |
| TFT Legislative Hotline (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2006, Early Voting Starts Today in Primary Elections; Education-Friendly Legislative Candidates in Both Primaries Deserve Support |
2006-02-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006, Hurricane Aftermath; Capitol Rally; Teacher-to-Voter Education |
2006-02-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006, TFT Leadership Conference, Capitol Rally, More Tax Hearings, Teacher-to-Voter Project |
2006-02-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006, Big Win For Teacher-Backed Candidate in Austin Sends Statewide Message |
2006-02-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2006, Texas Educators Unite for Feb. 18 Rally at State Capitol; Teacher-to-Voter Project |
2006-02-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006, Election News; President's Budget Plan Promotes Vouchers |
2006-02-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2006, Retiree Health Care; Textbooks, Bilingual Education on Menu at State Education Board |
2006-02-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006, Setting the Stage for Special Session; Tax Hearings Continue; Teacher to Voter |
2006-02-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006, Social Security Unfairness |
2006-02-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2006, Fixing the No Child Left Behind Act; Voucher Money Targets Republicans Who Said No to Vouchers |
2006-02-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2006, he President's Budget Proposal Today Versus the President's Big Speech Last Week |
2006-02-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2006, Teacher to Voter; Lt. Governor Sets Direction for Committees; Senate Hearing Monday |
2006-02-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006, Help Educate Voters; Take Part in Online Poll; Reality Check on Governor's "Incentives" |
2006-02-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2006, School-Funding Update; U.S. House Passes Bad Budget Deal, 216 to 214; Governor's Race Poll; Teacher-to-Voter Education |
2006-02-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2006, Get Involved in TFT's Voter-Education Project; Win a Decent Budget Deal in Congress; Have Your Say on the Governor's Race |
2006-01-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2006, Call Congress on Down-to-the-Wire Budget Vote; Have Your Say in Online Poll; TFT Opposes Perry's Plan to Pay Teachers Bonuses Based on Test Scores |
2006-01-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006, TFT Testifies at Weslaco Tax Hearing; Vote in Online Gubernatorial Poll |
2006-01-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006, TFT Members, Take Part in Our Online Poll in the Governor's Race! |
2006-01-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006, Action Alert: Budget Fight Resumes in Congress |
2006-01-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006, State Senators Talk of Scaled-Down Agenda; More on Tax Hearings |
2006-01-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006, State Senate Panel Meets on School "Reform," Finance; Tax Panel Heads for Laredo, Valley |
2006-01-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006, Vote in TFT Poll on Governor's Race; Read January Texas Teacher; TAKS Survey Results |
2006-01-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006, How to Get Respect at the State Capitol; How to Help AFT Disaster Survivors |
2006-01-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006, AFT Campaigns to Change No Child Left Behind Act |
2006-01-19 |
| Join the Teacher-To-Voter Project |
2006-01-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2006, Governor Touts Vouchers; Hurricane Aid Trickles Down; Unfinished Budget Fight in Congress; Texas Tax Hearings Tomorrow |
2006-01-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006, Houston School Board Ties Bonuses to Test Scores |
2006-01-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2006, TFT Testifies for Overhaul of No Child Left Behind Act |
2006-01-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006, Posted Online: Results of TFT Survey on the Use and Abuse of TAKS Testing, Benchmarking, Drilling |
2006-01-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2006, TFT Opinion Survey on Governor's Race; Teacher-to-Voter Education Project |
2006-01-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2006, Hearing Shows School Aid Must Increase, Even If State Leaders Don't Want to Hear It |
2006-01-10 |
| January 8, 2006, TFT Legislative Hotline: Getting It: The Press Picks Up on What's Wrong With the "65-Percent Delusion" |
2006-01-08 |
| January 5, 2006, TFT Legislative Hotline: Vouchers Declared Unconstitutional in Florida; Tax Commission Hearings Set; State Okays Use of Funds for LEP Assessment Training |
2006-01-05 |
| January 4, 2006, TFT Legislative Hotline: Education at Issue in 2006 Elections; Federal Education Funding Took Pre-Holiday Hit; Hearing Set on School Finance; State Effort Rated Sub-Par in Education Quality Survey |
2006-01-04 |
| January 3, 2006 TFT Hotline: In Congress, Bad Budget Deal Still Pending; Hurricane Aid Contains De-Facto Vouchers |
2006-01-03 |
| January 2, 2006, TFT Legislative Hotline: Emerging Election Contests Offer Hope of End to Hostile Climate for Public Schools, Teacher Leader Says |
2006-01-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2005, U.S. House Chops Student Aid in Post-Midnight Vote; Senate Votes Next--Act Now |
2005-12-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2005, Message to Congress: Quit Playing Games With Hurricane Aid; Small Increase in State Minimum Teacher Pay Finally Confirmed |
2005-12-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005, On Education Aid and Vouchers, The End Game in Congress Gets Ugly--Call Now! |
2005-12-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2005, Key Vote on Education Budget Coming in U.S. Senate Thursday: Call on Cornyn and Hutchison to Vote NO Against the Worst Education Spending Bill in a Decade |
2005-12-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2005, Tax Commission Hears TFT Testify; Action Alert! Key Congressional Vote Tomorrow |
2005-12-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2005, TRS Pension Briefing; Federal Education Budget |
2005-12-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2005, TRS News; Key Votes Coming in Congress; Tax Commission in Victoria, Corpus Christi |
2005-12-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2005, TFT Poses Questions for Governor's Tax Commission--You Can Ask Them, Too |
2005-12-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2005, Action Alert: Key Vote in U.S. House Tomorrow Afternoon--Call Congress! |
2005-12-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005, Attack on Texas Teacher Pensions Is Not Over |
2005-12-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2005, Helping More than 15,000 Hurricane Evacuees--Your Fellow AFT Members |
2005-12-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005, Congress Resumes Fight Over Budget Plans that Ebenezer Scrooge Would Love |
2005-12-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2005, State Education Hearings Reflect Leadership Agenda; Tax Commission Hearing Dates Set |
2005-12-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2005, Action Alert: Send Letter to Congress on Hurricane Aid for Texas Public Schools |
2005-11-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2005, Service Credit on Teachers' Minimum Pay Scale for Experience as a Teacher Aide |
2005-11-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2005, Know Your Rights: New Law on Care of Students With Diabetes at School |
2005-11-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2005, Now That the Court Has Ruled on School Finance, Legislative Battle Lines Form |
2005-11-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005, High Court Punts School-Funding Fight Back to Legislature, Warns of "Drift Toward Constitutional Inadequacy" |
2005-11-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005, State Tax Commission Gets Started; Public Education Committee to Meet Next Week |
2005-11-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005, Still No Final Ruling on School Finance; U.S. House Passes Bad Budget Bill, 217 to 215, But Key Education Cuts Blocked |
2005-11-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005, Action Alert: New Try Tonight in U.S. House to Cut Education, Boost Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Increase Federal Debt |
2005-11-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2005, Send a Letter to Congress Urging Federal Financial Aid for Texas Public Schools Impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita |
2005-11-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005, Heads Up: Enrollment in Medicare Prescription-Drug Plans Begins |
2005-11-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005, State Board of Education, Live and Online; Bad Precedent on Aid to Private Schools Still a Threat |
2005-11-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005, Victories in Congressional Budget Skirmishes; Social Security Fairness Update; Pending Attractions |
2005-11-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005, A Victory Against Federal Vouchers; Budget Showdown Slated in U.S. House Tonight! |
2005-11-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005, Voucher Maneuvers in Congress; Election Returns |
2005-11-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005, Governor's "Texas Tax Reform Commission" Is All Business |
2005-11-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005, Texans Vote on Proposition 2 Tomorrow; U.S. House Votes on Budget--Action Needed! |
2005-11-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005, TRS Update: Rule Changes, Investment Gains, Sunset Review |
2005-11-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2005, Hurricane Relief Still Needed As Media Spotlight Fades; Correcting the Record |
2005-11-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005, Governor Announces Incentive Pay for 100 Campuses; What About the Other 7,808? |
2005-11-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2005, Wording of Constitutional Amendment Earns Opposition |
2005-11-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2005, Voucher Bill Voted Down in U.S. House Committee; Proposed U.S. Budget Cuts Take Aim at School Lunches |
2005-10-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005, No Action on School Finance, Again; Nation's Report Card--How Did Texas Do? |
2005-10-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005, Ruling on School Finance, Naming of School-Tax Study Panel Could Come Tomorrow |
2005-10-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2005, Congressional Votes on Education Budget, Post-Hurricane Vouchers |
2005-10-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2005, "Instructional" Spending Target of 65 Percent: Meaning What, Exactly? |
2005-10-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2005, Texas AFL-CIO Urges Vote of "No" on Proposition 2, Says Workplace Benefits Could Be in Jeopardy |
2005-10-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2005, Social Security Fairness Gains More Backers; Federal Bill on Post-Hurricane Aid Would Set Pro-Voucher Precedent |
2005-10-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005, Votes Lacking So Far for U.S. House Plan to Cut Student Aid; Texas House Committees Get Interim Study Tasks |
2005-10-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005, TFT Questions Perry's 65-Percent Gimmick |
2005-10-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005, Commissioner Convenes Task Force on 65-Percent "Instructional" Spending Requirement |
2005-10-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2005, Action Alert: U.S. House Leaders Seek Cuts in Student Loans to Finance Tax Cuts, While Increasing Federal Debt |
2005-10-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005, No Ruling on School Finance Today, But a Hint of Things to Come |
2005-10-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005, TEA Offers Guidance on Pay for Contract Personnel and Easing of Accountability Ratings for Hurricane-Affected Districts |
2005-10-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005, Teachers' Discretionary Authority to Remove Disruptive Students |
2005-10-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2005, Preview: October Edition of Texas Teacher |
2005-10-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2005, Unmet Needs |
2005-10-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005, Pay Questions After Hurricane Closures |
2005-10-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005, Texas Teacher Pay Drops $6,121 Behind National Average--Worst in Nation Measured Against Average Private-Sector Pay |
2005-10-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005, TAKS Passing Rates: Two Cheers |
2005-10-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2005, TRS "Clarifies" Exception to Retire/Rehire Surcharges; Stop Raid on Student Aid |
2005-10-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2005, AFT Counters Post-Hurricane Voucher Proposal; Acting House Majority Leader Has Cosponsored Social Security Fairness |
2005-10-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, No School-Finance Court Ruling Yet; TEA Guidance on Hurricane-Related School Closings, Other Issues |
2005-10-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, Milestone for Social Security Fairness Act; Post-Hurricane Waiver of Federal School Sanctions |
2005-09-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005, Charter Study by Charter Boosters Urges (What Else) Charter Expansion |
2005-09-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, Update on Hurricane Relief; AFT Backs Emergency Health-Care Aid for Hurricane Victims; New Study Sees Folly of "65 Percent" Gimmick |
2005-09-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005, Sizing Up State Tax Study; Correcting Bad Information on School Diabetes-Care Law |
2005-09-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2005, Hurricane-Related Education Funding; Update on Head Start Legislation |
2005-09-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2005, Gov. Perry Announces Bipartisan Panel on Taxes, Names Former Comptroller Sharp as Chair; A Tip if You Need Hurricane Relief |
2005-09-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, AFT Stance on School Readiness Act of 2005, Coming Up For a U.S. House Vote Tomorrow |
2005-09-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2005, Thank You, Sandy Feldman |
2005-09-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, A Misuse of Power in the Aftermath of Katrina |
2005-09-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005, School Vouchers as Federal Disaster Aid? Perry's Post-Session Spending Plan On Hold |
2005-09-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005, Hurricane Relief, Recovery Efforts Will Continue for the Long Haul |
2005-09-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2005, Federal Funding for Additional Students In Doubt; TRS Rules On Surcharges For Temporary Employment of Retirees; Standardized Testing Survey |
2005-09-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005, Status Report and Action Item on Social Security Fairness |
2005-09-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, Ruling Expected on School Funding; New Info for Hurricane Evacuees; Donations Made Easy |
2005-09-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005, TRS Pension Assets Rise to New Heights; Update on Hurricane Relief; Commissioner Addresses Issues Raised by Influx of New Students |
2005-09-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, Online Donations for Hurricane Relief Made Easy; Education Agenda Items in Congress |
2005-09-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2005, More on Texas Hurricane Response; Option of Online Donations |
2005-09-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, TFT Launches Hurricane Aid Effort (Plus Preview of Update on New Certificate, TRS Rule, TFT Crisis Concerns, Suggestions) |
2005-09-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2005, TFT Hurricane Relief Efforts Gather Momentum; Labor Day on the Internet |
2005-09-02 |
| September 1, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: Hurricane Katrina Alters Agenda for Texas Education Agency, School Districts; Help for Displaced AFT Members |
2005-09-01 |
| August 31, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: TRS Benefit Cuts, Part Four; Help AFT Members Affected by Hurricane Katrina |
2005-08-31 |
| August 30, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: What's the Word on Your Health-Care Stipend? |
2005-08-30 |
| August 29, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: TRS Benefit Cuts, Part Three |
2005-08-30 |
| August 26, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: TRS Benefit Cuts, Continued; Higher Education Act: Stop the Raid on Student Aid |
2005-08-27 |
| August 25, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: TRS Benefit Cuts Coming; TEA Says Slight Boost in Minimum Pay Not a Sure Thing |
2005-08-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2005, Federal Update: AFT Proposes Fixes for Flawed "Adequate Yearly Progress" Standard |
2005-08-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2005, TEA Data Undercut the Governor's "65 Percent" Gimmick; Still Time to Say Your Piece on Testing |
2005-08-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2005, Governor's 65-Percent Gimmick: A Distraction from Real Problems, Real Solutions |
2005-08-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005, TFT Responds to End of Legislative Session, Governor's Press Conference |
2005-08-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2005, What We Can Learn From "Adequate Yearly Progress" Ratings |
2005-08-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2005, Failed Legislative Session Is Over in All But Name, but Leaders Won't Leave Town |
2005-08-17 |
| August 16, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: Legislative Inaction But No Adjournment Yet |
2005-08-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2005, With Time Growing Short in Special Session, Bad Bills Seem Stuck in Neutral--Let's Keep Them That Way |
2005-08-16 |
| Texas Can Do Better! Reject Faulty School and Tax Plans, SB 8 and HB 8. |
2005-08-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2005, With One Week Left in Special Session, House Committee Recycles Bad School, Tax Bills; Federal Law on Special-Ed TAKS Testing Eased |
2005-08-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2005, With Legislative Leaders at Odds, House Panel Makes Feeble Attempt to Revive Education and Tax Plans |
2005-08-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2005, House Speaker Slams Senate Education Plan, But Hearing Set Nonetheless; Textbook Emergency Used to Pass Technology Funding in House |
2005-08-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2005, Bad School Bill Passes, After Reaching Senate Floor by One-Vote Margin; Better Alternative Defeated, 12 to 17; Now What? |
2005-08-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2005, Senate to Vote Tuesday on Bad SB 8 Education Plan, House on Textbook/Technology Bill |
2005-08-08 |
| Block SB 8! Raise Teacher Pay, Restore Health Stipends, Fund Textbooks. |
2005-08-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2005, "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"--Bad Senate Education Plan Reported From Committee; If No Bill Passes, No New Textbooks? |
2005-08-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005, Your Rights Under New "Unlicensed Diabetes Care" Law; Applications for Paraprofessional Tuition Exemptions Available; Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Still Pushing Bad School Bill |
2005-08-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2005, As Bipartisan Plan Emerges to Rival Senate Leadership Bill, House Speaker Says No Deal Can Pass and Urges Adjournment |
2005-08-04 |
| Support SB 37, Oppose SB 8! Raise Teacher Pay, Restore Health Stipends, Fund Textbooks. |
2005-08-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2005, Eltife-Ellis Plan Draws Support, But Not From Dewhurst; TFT Speaks Out for Real Education Reform, Properly Funded; What's Happening to Your Health-Care Supplement |
2005-08-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2005, Bipartisan Alternative to SB 8 Emerges: Teacher Pay, Health Stipends, Textbooks--Period; Is Texas Testing Students Too Much? Your Input Needed |
2005-08-02 |
| August 1, 2005, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Opposes Repackaged Senate School Bill; Governor Signals Okay of Education Budget He Vetoed; School Rankings Show Charter Schools Have Problems |
2005-08-02 |
| July 29, 2005 TFT Hotline: Old Wine, New Bottle-School-Finance Repackaged, Not Rethought; Ill-Advised Certification Change Blocked |
2005-07-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2005, Senate School Bill Blocked; New Bill to be Offered, With Hearing on Monday, August 1 |
2005-07-28 |
| We Can Do Better! Block SB 2 |
2005-07-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2005, Thank Legislators For Heeding the Folks Back Home...But Are State Leaders Listening? (Plus Further Word on How Four State Reps Voted Yesterday) |
2005-07-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2005, "Big Three" State Leaders Take A Beating as Bad School and Tax Bills Die in House |
2005-07-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005, Senate Opposition to Bad School Bill Stiffens; Action Needed Now--House Votes Tuesday on Both Halves of Bad Package, HB 2 and HB 3 |
2005-07-25 |
| We Can Do Better: Vote NO on HB 2 and HB 3! |
2005-07-25 |
| We Can Do Better ... Block SB 2! |
2005-07-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005, Legislative Leaders Tip Their Hand, Will Try to Ram Through Same Bad Bills Again |
2005-07-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2005, Filibuster Kills Bad Education Bill; Battle Lines Drawn for Second Special Session |
2005-07-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2005, Second Special Session Expected Tomorrow, With Tax Bill Dead, School Bill Filibustered; Vetoed Education Budget Passes Again |
2005-07-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2005, Tax Bill Dead For Now, But Bad School Bill Could Pass Tomorrow; Ballyhooed Pay Raise Boils Down to Less Than $40 a Month; Senate Also Quietly Kills Higher Minimum Salary |
2005-07-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JULY 18, 2005,Urgent Action Needed to Head Off Disastrous Education and Tax Bills |
2005-07-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2005, Options Narrow, New Funds for Schools Dwindle as Clock Winds Down on Special Session |
2005-07-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2005, No Deal Yet on Major School and Tax Bills in Austin, and No Deal Worth Making in Sight |
2005-07-16 |
| Oppose HB 2 and HB 3! |
2005-07-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2005, Grass-Roots Action and a Timely "Tag" Stop Latest TRS Pension Attack! (Plus an Update on Social Security Fairness) |
2005-07-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005, Senate Hearing on SB 8 Pension Cuts Tomorrow; Senate Tax Negotiators Named |
2005-07-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2005, Hearing on Pension Attack Blocked for 48 Hours; HB 2 Negotiations Behind Closed Doors; House Names Tax Negotiators and Gives Them Instructions |
2005-07-13 |
| Enough is Enough! Stop the Attacks on Teacher Pensions! |
2005-07-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JULY 11, 2005, TRS Pensions Under Assault; Senate Passes Middle-Class Tax Increase With Zero New Money For Education, Tied to Bad Educational Policy |
2005-07-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2005, Tax Bill Stalled in State Senate; Money Bills In Motion; Update on TRS Threat Coming Monday |
2005-07-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY/SATURDAY, JULY 8-9, 2005, Double Action Alert: Bad Tax Bill Coming to Vote Sunday in Texas Senate; New Bill Attacking TRS Retirement Benefits Filed by Sen. Duncan |
2005-07-09 |
| Stop New Attack on Pension Benefits! |
2005-07-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2005, Bad Tax Bill Wins Tepid House Approval; Senate Version Coming Next; House-Senate Conferees Named on Major School Bill |
2005-07-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2005, Disastrous Tax Bill Passes First Hurdle by One Vote in House; Senator Vows New Attempt to Cut Pension Benefits for Current Employees |
2005-07-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2005, ACTION NEEDED NOW: HB 3 Rips Off Middle-Class Taxpayers, Provides Zero New Dollars for Public Education--Urge Your State Rep to Vote NO! |
2005-07-06 |
| Protect Texas Taxpayers and Schoolchildren: Vote NO on HB 3 |
2005-07-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2005, If You Are Not Completely Appalled, Then You Haven't Been Paying Attention: Bill To Raise Middle-Class Taxes, Cut Taxes for the Wealthy, Provide Zero Dollars for Education |
2005-07-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2005, Texas Senate Recycles Inadequate School Bill From Regular Session, With a New Voter-Approval Provision Attached |
2005-06-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005, Bad Tax Bill Advances on Party-Line Vote in Committee; Senate to Vote Tomorrow on Education Finance, "Reforms"; How House Members Voted on HB 2 |
2005-06-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2005, House Wages All-Day Battle Over School Finance and "Reform," as Senate Puts Action on Hold Pending House Outcome; Key Hochberg Amendment Loses by One Vote |
2005-06-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2005, Another Train Wreck Around the Next Bend at the Capitol--Plus One Way to Avoid It |
2005-06-28 |
| GET Real--STOP Inadequate, Destructive School-Finance Legislation |
2005-06-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, JUNE 26,2005, Action Alert: They're Back and Bad as Ever, If Not Worse--House and Senate School-Finance Bills Shortchange Students and Educators, Propagate Destructive Policies |
2005-06-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2005, Despite Simmering Feud Over Tax Bill, Dangerous School-Finance Plans Still Heading Toward Votes Next Week |
2005-06-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2005, Today's Box Score: Bills on School Finance and Policy Advance, Tax Bill Falters |
2005-06-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005, School-Finance, Tax Bills Get Hearing, While Promised School Aid Keeps Shrinking; New IRS Rules Allow More Time to Use "Cafeteria" Benefits |
2005-06-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2005, Three Plans and a Press Release--No Consensus on School Finance as Special Session Starts; Good News for Paras on Deadline for NCLB Compliance |
2005-06-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2005, Governor Signs Bill to Cut TRS Pension Benefits, Vetoes Minimum Salary Increase, Leaves School Funding in Ditch |
2005-06-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2005, Governor Vetoes Education Budget, Calls Special Session, Draws Re-Election Opponent |
2005-06-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 16-17, 2005, TFT Elects New President; Governor Expected to Announce Special Session |
2005-06-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005, New State Minimum Salary Schedule for 2005-2006 School Year; Talk of Special Session |
2005-06-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2005, Commissioner of Education Upholds TFT Position--State Minimum Pay Boosted for Educators; TRS Pension Cuts Still Pending on Governor's Desk--Take Action! |
2005-06-14 |
| TFT Update, June 1, 2005 |
2005-06-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2005, What the Legislature Did, Part Four: More Bills Awaiting the Governor's Say-So |
2005-06-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 10, Senate Budget Bill Carries Pay Raise for Minimum Salary Schedule Employees; Agreement Helps Wilmer-Hutchins Teachers, But Your Help is Still Needed |
2005-06-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005, A New Ploy: Minor Tweaking of An Unfair Social Security Offset as Bait for Legislation to Gut Social Security |
2005-06-09 |
| June 8, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: What the Legislature Did, Part Three: Bills Awaiting the Governor's Action |
2005-06-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005, What the Legislature Did, Part Two: More Measures Awaiting the Governor's Signature |
2005-06-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2005, What the Legislature Did: Notable Bills Awaiting the Governor's Signature |
2005-06-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005, Official Seventh-Year Study of Texas Charter Schools Ought to Sober Up Charter Boosters |
2005-06-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005, TRS Pension Cuts: What SB 1691 Will Do If Not Vetoed by the Governor |
2005-06-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005, Pension Cuts for 475,00 Education Employees on the Governor's Desk: Call for a Veto! |
2005-06-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2005, Talk of Special Session is Likely Just That, as House-Senate Sniping Continues; TRS Pension Cuts Deserve Veto; Social Security Fairness Gathers Support |
2005-06-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MAY 30, 2005, Letting Down the Schoolchildren and Teachers of Texas |
2005-05-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2005, The Legislature Taketh...and Then Taketh Away Some More; For School Finance and Taxes, It's All Over But the Finger-Pointing |
2005-05-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2005, Action Alert: Governor, Please Veto TRS Pension Cuts; New Budget Offers Little Gain for Education, Imposes New Health-Care Costs on Retirees, With School and Tax Bills All But Dead |
2005-05-29 |
| Governor Perry: Veto SB 1691! |
2005-05-28 |
| May 27, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: Further Harm to TRS Pensions Avoided, Thanks to Grass-Roots Outcry - Next Stop, Governor Perry; Backroom Dealings on School & Tax Bills, But Still No Deals |
2005-05-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005, Deadline Nears for House-Senate Deals on School and Tax Plans; TFT Members Honor 12 Senators Who Fought Off Harsher TRS Pension Cuts |
2005-05-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2005, Second Wave of TRS Benefit Cuts Blocked in Texas Senate! |
2005-05-25 |
| Action Alert: Call Your Senator Now to Stop TRS Benefit Cuts! |
2005-05-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005, How the Voucher Lobby Was Foiled; The Fight Goes On Against TRS Benefit Cuts |
2005-05-25 |
| TFT Legislative Hotline (800-764-1177)--Monday, May 23, 2005, A Win Against Vouchers, a Defeat on TRS Benefit Cuts, And One More Attack on Pensions Looming Tomorrow--Get Active |
2005-05-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2005, Homework Assignment: Contact Legislators Monday AM Against Vouchers, Pension Cuts |
2005-05-22 |
| May 11, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: House Floor Votes Set for Sunday PM on TRS Pension Cuts, Monday on Private-School Vouchers -- Make Your Voice Heard |
2005-05-21 |
| May 20, 2005 TFT Legislative Hotline: School and Tax Bills Sinking? Vouchers Alive? TRS Benefits at Risk? |
2005-05-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005, Duncan Pushes For Deeper TRS Benefit Cuts; New TRS and Voucher Letters on Web |
2005-05-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005, Two Bills to Cut TRS Benefits--Bad to Worse; Voucher Amendment Added to TEA Sunset Bill--Action Needed Now |
2005-05-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2005, TRS Benefit Cuts Get Preliminary Okay in Senate, But Your Calls Can Still Affect the Outcome |
2005-05-18 |
| Stop Cutting TRS Benefits! |
2005-05-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MAY 16, 2005, TRS Benefit Cuts on Senate Agenda; Senate Conferees Named on HB 2 and HB 3 |
2005-05-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2005, Action Alert--TRS Benefit Cuts Up for Senate Vote; More Key Senate Votes on School Finance; And Some Good News |
2005-05-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2005, Scary: Your Legislature in Action on Friday the 13th |
2005-05-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005, More on School-Finance Votes; TRS Pension Cutbacks Moving in Senate; Voucher Vigil |
2005-05-13 |
| Become an AFT e-Activist and Enter Our Drawing for an iPod! |
2005-05-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2005, Senate Majority Rejects Key Attempts to Fix School-Finance Bill; House Debate on TRS Pension Cutbacks Starts Well, Then Short-Circuits |
2005-05-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005, Senate Grinds Into Gear on Tax-Swap Bill; Action Alert: Ask Your State Rep to Vote No on Pension Cuts! |
2005-05-11 |
| Stop Cutting TRS Benefits! Vote No on HB 2568 May 11! |
2005-05-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MAY 9, 2005, Bill on School Finance Stalls, But Vehicles for Vouchers, TRS Pension Cuts on the Move |
2005-05-09 |
| Senate School-Finance Plan Lacks Dollars and Sense |
2005-05-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2005, Today's Topics--School Finance and Taxes; Bill to Raise Penalty for Assaulting a School Employee |
2005-05-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005, No New Education Dollars in Senate Version of Tax Bill; School-Nurse Staffing Gets a Hearing; Voucher Bill, TRS Benefit Cuts Get House Committee Okay |
2005-05-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005, Senate Delays Both Debate on School Finance and Committee Vote on Tax Bill; TFT Testifies Against Proposed TRS Benefit Cuts |
2005-05-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005, TFT Speaks Against Unbalanced Education Plan--Time For You to Speak to Your Senator; Update on Social Security Fairness |
2005-05-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MAY 2, 2005, Action Needed--Senate Finance Plan Fails to Assure Adequate Education Funding, Now or Ever; Reality Check on Teacher Pay Raise |
2005-05-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2005 (Part Two), Education Priorities Underfunded, Out of Balance, With 30 Days to Go in Regular Session |
2005-05-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2005 (Part One), TRS Benefit Take-Aways, With "Grandfather" Clauses, on Menu for Legislature |
2005-05-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2005, Senate Panel Backslides Before Passing School-Finance Bill; Lawmakers Push TRS Pension Take-Aways, With "Grandfather" Clauses for Current Employees |
2005-04-29 |
| TFT Update, May 1, 2005 |
2005-04-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2005, Finally a Step Forward--State Senate Panel Votes For Full $1,000 Health-Care Stipend for All Teachers and Support Staff; Federal Budget Plan Slights Education |
2005-04-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005, As Bill to Repeal Social Security Offsets Gains Strength, Texas Congressman Offers an Alternate Bill to Reduce But Retain One Offset |
2005-04-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005, TFT Testifies on Good and Bad Bills in House Public Education Hearing |
2005-04-28 |
| TFT Virtual Lobby Day |
2005-04-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2005, New Senate Draft of HB 2 Still Needs Fixing |
2005-04-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2005, Update on TRS Legislation |
2005-04-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (1-800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005, Texas House Promotes Technology Over Textbooks; Bills on TEA, SBEC, Higher Ed, Pensions, Health Care |
2005-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2005, Discontent With Federal Education Directives, Lack of Resources Boils Over |
2005-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2005, TFT Local Wins El Paso Election; House Panel Hears Bill on Employee Due Process; Lobby Your Senator For Adequate Education Funding, Pay; "Virtual Vouchers" |
2005-04-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY , APRIL 18, 2005, Social Security Fairness; Action Alert on Federal Higher-Ed Funding; Due Process for All Employees Gets a Hearing |
2005-04-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2005, TFT Urges State Senators to Improve School-Finance Bill; More Social Security Fairness Supporters Lining Up |
2005-04-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005, With 46 Days to Go, Lots of Bills Affecting PreK-12 and Higher Education Get a Hearing |
2005-04-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005, Senate Panel Hears TFT Accountability Testimony; TFT Backs Time Off for Parents to Visit Their Children's School |
2005-04-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2005, Constitutional Change to Shrink School Tax Base Defeated; Diabetes Bill Advances |
2005-04-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2005, The Official Record: Close Vote on Restoring Your Health-Care Money Analyzed |
2005-04-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2005, Is There Fire Behind the Smoke About a Minimum Retirement Age of 60? |
2005-04-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005, The View from "40,000 Feet" Versus the View From the Trenches: Pay, Benefits, Incentives and "Educator Quality" Debated in Senate Education Hearing |
2005-04-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teacher 2005) Bid to Restore Health-Care Stipend for All School Employees Falls Just Three Votes Short |
2005-04-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) House Budget Debate Tomorrow Offers Chance to Restore Health-Care Stipend for All; Coalition Takes on Voucher Lobby; Senate Draft School Bill |
2005-04-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Bills to Revamp TEA, SBEC Could Be Magnets for Mischief; TFT Backs Bills on Higher Education |
2005-04-05 |
| TFT Update, April 5, 2005 (corrected) |
2005-04-04 |
| TFT Update, April 5, 2005 |
2005-04-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2005: Vouchers Action Alert; TFT Opposes Erosion of Higher-Ed Health Benefits, Supports School Security, College Access, Safe Schools Enforcement, Recorded Votes on Legislation |
2005-04-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) TFT Urges Senate Rewrite of House School Plan |
2005-04-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) TFT Nurses Testify on Diabetes Care; TFT Pushes for Boost in Aid to Community Colleges |
2005-03-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) House Budget Has Holes; School Funding Tackled in Senate; House Panels Hear TFT on Due Process, Diabetes Care, Language Learning, and Clean Buses |
2005-03-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) TRS-Active Care Changes, State Accountability Ratings, Upcoming Hearings |
2005-03-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Texas Senate Passes Budget Bill; TRS Reports on Pension Fund; Coming Attractions |
2005-03-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Wide Array of Bills, From Vouchers to Student Discipline, on Agenda in Austin |
2005-03-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Comptroller Has Bad News for House on Tax Bill: It's a Billion-Dollar Tax Increase Yet Still Doesn't Raise Enough to Cover Promised Property-Tax |
2005-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) TFT Lobby Day Draws Crowd; Senate Budget Bill Emerges; Social Security Fairness Gets a Boost in Texas House; Voucher Alert! |
2005-03-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Bills Offer Simple Decency for School Employees; TFT Fights for State Payment of Health-Care Stipend to all Employees |
2005-03-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Social Security News, State Budget Action, and Retire/Rehire Restrictions |
2005-03-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) TFT School Nurses Lead Fight for Schoolchildren's Health Care; Updates Coming On Pension, Budget, Social Security Issues |
2005-03-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Senate Vows to Rewrite HB 2, HB 3; Update on Notable Committee Hearings |
2005-03-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Texas House Passes Bad Tax Bill, 78 to 70; Contact Your Senator! |
2005-03-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Rallies at Capitol; Good-For-Nothing Tax Bill Still on Floor; HB 2 + HB 3 = 0 |
2005-03-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Social Security Fairness; TFT Rally and Lobby Day at the State Capitol on Monday |
2005-03-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Tax Bill Still Stalled; Bad Education Plan Passes, 75 to 69; Social Security Update Coming |
2005-03-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Bad Tax Bill, Tied to Bad Education Plan, Stalls in House; You Still Have Time to Speak Out Against Both! |
2005-03-11 |
| Urge Your State Rep to Vote NO on HB 3! |
2005-03-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) House School Plan Narrowly Approved, But Plan Hinges On Tax Bill Up For a Vote Tomorrow |
2005-03-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Texas House Up to No Good on School Bill: Real Pay Raise Voted Down, Sham Pay Raise Passed; Health-Care Money Voted Down, Equity Voted Down |
2005-03-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)-MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Members Seen and Heard at Capitol; Business Coalition Withdraws Support From School-Finance Bill; Tax Bill Bites Deeper; Calls and E-Mails Count |
2005-03-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) HB 2 Plus HB 3 = Bad News for Texas Schoolchildren: Action Required to Block Bad Plan |
2005-03-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)-THURSDAY, March 3, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Floor Fight On Bad Education Bill Set for Next Tuesday; A Better Option |
2005-03-04 |
| TFT HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TRS Benefits at Risk; Tax Bill Provides Nothing for Public Education; New Cosponsors for Social Security Fairness |
2005-03-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Time to Say "No" to a Bad Education Bill; TRS Benefits Also Under Attack |
2005-03-02 |
| Stop "Merit Pay" Schemes and Funding Tricks--Vote No on HB 2 |
2005-03-01 |
| TFT Update, March 1, 2005 |
2005-03-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) House Bill on School Funding and Merit Pay Faces Barrage of Criticism at Hearing |
2005-02-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Poll Shows Legislative Proposals Out of Sync With Public Views on Education, Teacher Pay |
2005-02-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Bad House Education Bill Gets Worse; Robbing Peter to Pay Paul |
2005-02-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Budget Mischief; House Education Agenda in Flux |
2005-02-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Senate Testimony; A Boost for Teacher Aides; Rumblings on Budget and HB 2 |
2005-02-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Updates on School Finance, Vouchers, Noteworthy Testimony in Texas Legislature |
2005-02-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Lawsuit on School Funding Goes to Supreme Court; Federal Budget Plan Analyzed |
2005-02-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Social Security Fairness Gaining Support; Disarray on School Finance |
2005-02-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Data on Education Cuts Bolster Critique of HB 2; Education Budget Under the Microscope |
2005-02-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Budget Committees Count Costs of Undoing 2003 Education Cuts; Business |
2005-02-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Speaks Out for Funding of Health-Care Stipend, State School Aid; Social Security Fairness Gets More Support |
2005-02-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) State Rep Files Resolution Calling on Congress to Pass Social Security Fairness Act |
2005-02-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) House Finance Formulas Faulty; Governor's Push for Appraisal Caps Challenged; TFT Calls for Restoring Retirement, Health-Care Funding |
2005-02-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Flaws in House Plan on School Finance; Spotlight on Property Taxes; More |
2005-02-10 |
| TFT Legislative Hotline (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Testifies on Budget Priorities in Senate; House Committee Starts Slogging Through School Finance |
2005-02-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) TFT Testifies on K-12 Education Budget; Higher Education Issues Reviewed; Senate Panel to Hear About No Child Left Behind Act |
2005-02-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) House School-Finance Plan Assessed; Key Subcommittee Hearing Next Week; New Toll-Free Line For Your Social Security Fairness Calls to Congress |
2005-02-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) House Bill on School Funding Filed, Leaving Much to be Desired |
2005-02-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) House Committees Still in Throat-Clearing Phase; No Change on Senate Education Panel |
2005-02-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers) Test-Cheating Data Doubted; TRS Numbers Game; Education Panel's Wish List |
2005-02-02 |
| TFT Update, February 1, 2005 |
2005-02-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Social Security Fairness Needs Cosponsors; House Public Education Time Line Announced |
2005-02-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) An Early Push for Private-School Vouchers--Contact Your Legislators in Opposition! |
2005-01-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Texas House Committees Named Today Will Play Key Roles in School Finance, Education "Reform" |
2005-01-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005 (copyright 2005 Texas Federation of Teachers) Governor Asserts Education Priorities; TFT Responds; The Real Action Is About to Start |
2005-01-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Governor Defines Education "Reform," Not Education Funding, As Emergency Item |
2005-01-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005 (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) This Week at the Texas Legislature: The State of the State, Committee Assignments, An Election Challenge, and More Bills Worth Noting |
2005-01-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005, (copyright Texas Federation of Teachers 2005) Bills Piling Up in Texas Legislature, But Committees Not Yet Named to Hear Them |
2005-01-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177): THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005, Consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act: Disrupting After-School Tutoring? |
2005-01-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005, Compensation for Employees Injured on the Job: Due for an Overhaul |
2005-01-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2005, Legislative Budget Plans: Not a Good Start for Education Employees' Health Care |
2005-01-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2005, Legislature Takes a Break; Chocolate Cake and School Finance; SBEC Action |
2005-01-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2005, Social Security Fairness Update and Action Alert |
2005-01-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005, Texas Senate Unveils First Draft of Education Plan; Sunset Commission Calls |
2005-01-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005, State Legislature Begins 140-Day Session: Action Time for Educators |
2005-01-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2005, Comptroller Sees Modest Surplus, Calls for Better Education Funding; Governor Puts School Finance on Emergency Agenda; Education Commissioner Addresses Test Cheating Charges |
2005-01-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2005, Social Security Fairness Act Returns as HR 147; Texas Leaders Still Putting Emphasis on Tax Shifts Rather Than Increased School Funding |
2005-01-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2005, Senate Finance Still Talking About "Increasing the Rule of 80"; AFT Greets Nomination of Margaret Spellings as U.S. Education Secretary |
2005-01-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2005, State Board of Education Reverses Decision on Permanent School Fund; More Pre-Filed Bills |
2005-01-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2005, Social Security Fairness in the New Congress; Federal Funding Amounts for Texas Education; More Pre-Filed Bills in Texas Legislature |
2005-01-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (1-800-764-7711)--MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2005, Pre-Filed Bills Keep Coming, With Texas Legislature Due Back in Austin Next Week |
2005-01-03 |
| TFT Update, January 1, 2005 |
2005-01-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2004, Legislative Foxes Seen Sniffing Around Retirement Hen House |
2004-12-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004, Voucher Attack Emerging for 2005 Texas Legislative Session |
2004-12-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004, Comptroller Calls for Higher Teacher Pay |
2004-12-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004, TFT Testifies on TEA and SBEC Sunset |
2004-12-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004, The Legislature Will Consider Whether to Mandate a Later School Start Date |
2004-12-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004, Noteworthy Pre-Filed Bills; SBEC News |
2004-12-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2004, TRS Update on Health, Pension Programs |
2004-12-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2004, Senate Education Committee's Recommendations: An Assessment (Part Two) |
2004-12-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2004, Senate Education Committee's Recommendations: An Assessment (Part One) |
2004-12-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004, Contact Congress to Demand Social Security Fairness! |
2004-12-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2004, Court Ruling Against State System of School Funding Targets Unequal Facilities |
2004-12-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004, School -Finance Ruling Cites Teacher Shortage as Key Symptom of Inadequate Funding |
2004-12-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2004, AFT Analyzes Law on Individualized Education Programs for Students With Disabilities |
2004-12-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2004, School-Finance Judgment Documents Inadequacy of State Funding |
2004-12-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2004, Federal Spending on Education: Ongoing Failure to Support Higher Standards |
2004-11-30 |
| TFT Update, December 1, 2004 |
2004-11-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2004, More About the Rewrite of Federal Law on Special Education |
2004-11-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2004, Federal Report on Charter Schools Confirms State Finding of Lagging Performance |
2004-11-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2004, TEA Regulation of Charter Schools Faulted; Bill Pre-filed to Exempt "Exemplary" Districts from Laws on Class Size, Teacher Certification |
2004-11-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2004, Actual Pension Gains But Actuarial Losses? The Bottom Line Is That Legislators Should Restore Contributions to TRS Pension Fund |
2004-11-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2004, Federal Special-Ed Law About to Change; More Pre-Filed State Bills Worth Noting |
2004-11-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2004, TFT Welcomes Nominee for Education Secretary to the Fray; Governor's Business Council Misdiagnoses Issues, Prescribes Snake Oil |
2004-11-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2004, New Education Secretary Faces Problems Implementing 2002 No Child Left Behind Act |
2004-11-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2004, Congress Back in Session, Briefly--Turn Up the Volume for Social Security Fairness! |
2004-11-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2004, Joint Intermim Committee on Higher Education Releases Report |
2004-11-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2004, SBEC Disciplinary Rules Revision Committee Meets; More Pre-Filed Bills of Interest |
2004-11-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2004, More New Bills Pre-Filed for the 2005 Legislative Session, Including Pay Raises |
2004-11-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2004, Suddenly, a Push to Change the Law on Special Education in Congress; Have Your Say! |
2004-11-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004, Pre-Filing of Bills Begins in Texas Legislature: Vouchers, Discipline, Health Insurance Among the Education Measures Filed on First Day |
2004-11-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2004, State Board of Education News; Bills Start Going in the Hopper Monday in Austin |
2004-11-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2004, Congress in Lame-Duck Session Soon--Don't Let Them Forget Social Security Fairness |
2004-11-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2004, State Board of Education to Discuss Health Texts, School Funding, Bilingual Education, Student Discipline |
2004-11-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004, State Attorney General Rules For TFT on Open-Records Request to See Aetna HRA Contract |
2004-11-03 |
| TFT HOTLINE (800-7640-1177)--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2004, TFT President Welcomes Reversal of Policy Easing Requests for Waiver of Class-Size Caps--But Adds a Caution; One More Reminder--Don't Forget to Vote |
2004-11-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2004, The Commissioner Retreats on Class-Size Policy, But The Fight Is Not Over |
2004-10-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (1-800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2004, Early Voting Ends Friday at 7 PM; Action Campaigns on TFT Web Site Get Attention |
2004-10-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2004, Cheerleading for Charter Schools Is Not Enough; Early Voting |
2004-10-28 |
| TFT Update, Nov. 1, 2004 |
2004-10-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2004, Updates on School Finance, Class Size |
2004-10-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004, TFT Files Lawsuit to Block Weakening of Class-Size Caps |
2004-10-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004, TEA, SBEC Budget Requests Under Scrutiny on Monday; Update on Class-Size Waivers |
2004-10-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2004, Task Force on School Start Date; Judge Says Teacher Reprimand Confidential |
2004-10-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004, More Evidence of Low Performance by Texas Charter Schools; TFT Speaks Up For Children's Health Care |
2004-10-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2004, Texas Teacher Highlights ; Data on Private-School Attendance Debunked |
2004-10-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2004, Class-Size Waivers; Election Central; U.S. Education Department Propaganda Campaign |
2004-10-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2004, Early Voting Starts Monday, October 18; Social Security Fairness Act Still Pending |
2004-10-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2004, Districts Play Catch-Up This Month on Funding of Your Health-Care Stipend; Now Comes the Campaign to Restore the Full $1,0 |
2004-10-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2004, Class-Size Waivers Get Editorial Thumbs-Down; Upcoming State Senate Hearings on Higher Education, Children's Health Care |
2004-10-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2004, TFT, Coalition Partners Press Commissioner to Revoke Easing of Class-Size Waivers; Committee Hearing on Dropout Issue Coming Up in Houston |
2004-10-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2004, TFT's Fight Against Bid to Weaken Class-Size Law Gains Momentum, Coalition Partners |
2004-10-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2004, Congress Increases Loan Forgiveness for Certain Teachers; Help Defend Class-Size Limits |
2004-10-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2004 |
2004-10-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2004, Proposal to Ease TAKS Passing Standards; State Sales-Tax Deductibility and School Finance |
2004-10-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2004, Education Commissioner Tries Back-Door Approach to Weaken Class-Size Limits |
2004-10-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004, Percolating Issues: Care of Diabetic Students by Non-Medical Personnel; School-Finance Case |
2004-10-06 |
| TFT Update, October 1, 2004 |
2004-10-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2004, Reforming the No Child Left Behind Act; Joint Conference on Educational Issues This Month |
2004-10-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, School Ratings Reflect Continuing Improvement But Problems with Charter Schools and Contradictory Federal Ratings |
2004-10-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2004, TRS Advises Districts on Payment of September Health-Care Stipend; Gleanings From Senate Finance Committee on TRS Health, Pension Spending |
2004-09-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2004, Local TFT Leaders Testify on Rhetoric, Reality of No Child Left Behind Act |
2004-09-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2004, ACTION NEEDED: Call for Funding to Restore Full $1,000 Health-Care Stipend |
2004-09-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, Tax Deduction for Supply Purchases Extended Two Years; House Education Hearing News on Certification, Testing, School Finance |
2004-09-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2004, TRS Makes It Official: Aetna HRA Contract Terminated; TEA To Identify Schools Falling Short of Federal "Progress" Standards on September 30 |
2004-09-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004, Breaking Ranks With Tom DeLay on Social Security Fairness; No Fees Deducted from Health-Care Stipend for September, TRS Says |
2004-09-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2004, TFT Senate Testimony Welcomes Demise of HRAs, Calls for Restoring Full $1,000 Pass-Through, But Others Tout HRAs or Similar HSAs for the Future |
2004-09-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2004, Ending HRAs and Learning Some Lessons; D.C. Voucher Fight Renewed |
2004-09-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 |
2004-09-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004, With Charter Schools in Need of Supervision, TFT Offers Reform Ideas to Sunset Commission |
2004-09-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004, Judge Rules State School-Finance System Violates Constitution; TFT Testifies on Funding for Mentoring, Other Programs |
2004-09-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004, Updates on School Finance and the HRA Rip-off |
2004-09-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004, School Finance, Supply Reimbursement, and HRAs |
2004-09-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, A Retreat on Cutting School Aid; Aetna Claims TRS Fee Contract is Confidential;How Texans Voted on Overtime Pay; What's Up With Social Security Fairness Act |
2004-09-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004, Timing of School Ratings; Less Endowment Aid for Schools; Overtime Vote in |
2004-09-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004, TFT Testifies on Dropouts; Presidential Adviser Drops Hints; U.S. House Votes on Education Funding; Comptroller Wants Shorter School Year |
2004-09-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004, AFT Refutes Claims of Charter-School Zealots |
2004-09-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2004, A Further Update on Tuition Exemptions for Educational Aides and Home Loans for Educators, Plus a Preview of Upcoming Hearings, Events |
2004-09-06 |
| TFT HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004, Cutback in Overtime Pay Decried; Union Label Week Announced |
2004-09-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004, New Fees Subtracted From Health-Care Stipend Starting Today; Retiree Health-Care Eligibility Curtailed; More Cuts Contemplated |
2004-09-01 |
| TFT Update, September 1, 2004 |
2004-09-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2004, Tuition Exemption for Educational Aides: An Ongoing Success Story |
2004-08-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2004, Initiative Passes to Courts on School Finance |
2004-08-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2004, New Study Shows Teacher Pay Lagging Behind Pay for Alternative Careers |
2004-08-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2004, TRS Audit, Testimony Show Impact of Cutbacks in Benefits |
2004-08-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2004, Legislators Preview Budget Debates over Teacher Retirement System, Higher Education |
2004-08-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2004, Witnesses From TFT and Locals Testify on Teacher Shortage, Turnover, and Certification |
2004-08-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2004, Mum's the word as teachers face countdown to health-care rip-off |
2004-08-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004, Continued pressure to halt HRAs produces proposals from state leaders |
2004-08-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 2004 |
2004-08-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2004, AFT report reveals low performance for charter school students and questions delays in releasing data |
2004-08-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2004, Tax Deduction for Teachers, Counselors, and Aides Disappearing? |
2004-08-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2004, Two Hazards For Your Health-Care Stipend Require Prompt Legislative Action: Tell Lawmakers They Need to Act Now! |
2004-08-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004 (early edition), ACTION ALERT: Your HRA Message Is Getting Through; Keep Up the Pressure! Governor Proposes a Partial Fix as Legislators Scrutinize TRS Contract With Aetna |
2004-08-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2004, TFT Testifies Against Improper Delegation of Diabetes Care in Schools |
2004-08-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2004,More on Higher-Education Issues Aired in Austin This Week |
2004-08-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2004, Higher Education in Committee Spotlight, School Finance in Court |
2004-08-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2004, TFT Defends Your Pocketbook Interests in Arenas Around the State |
2004-08-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004, TFT Joins Congressman Sandlin in Tyler Rally for Social Security Fairness August 6; Update on Instant-Teacher Certification |
2004-08-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2004, TFT Refutes Aetna Claim That Educators Stand to Gain From Costly HRAs |
2004-08-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2004, TFT Congressional Testimony Makes the Case for Full Repeal of Social Security Offsets |
2004-08-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2004, |
2004-08-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2004, Upcoming State Legislative and Agency Action |
2004-08-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2004, Update on School Finance, Continued |
2004-08-02 |
| TFT Update, August 1, 2004 |
2004-08-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2004, Update on School Finance |
2004-07-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2004, Your Grass-Roots Lobbying Kit to Stop the New Rip-off of Your Health-Care Stipend! |
2004-07-29 |
| Stop the HRA Rip-Off! |
2004-07-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2004, Districts Face Application Deadline For State Aid to Repay Teachers for Supplies |
2004-07-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JULY 26, 2004, TFT Fights Back Against New Erosion of Your Health-Care Stipend |
2004-07-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2004, ACTION ALERT: Damaging Decisions on Your Health-Care Stipend, Retiree |
2004-07-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2004, AFT Calls for Correction of Seriously Flawed No Child Left Behind Act |
2004-07-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004, Federal Education Laws Falls Short on Funding; New Fight Over D.C. Vouchers |
2004-07-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004, Social Security Hearing Puts Spotlight on "Terribly Unfair" Offset Provision |
2004-07-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2004, New AFT Leaders Elected; SBOE Action; Students Score on TAKS Reading Exam; Health-Care Stipend Issue Unresolved; Upcoming Hearings |
2004-07-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2004, AFT Convention Takes Stand on Issues of Diabetes Care in Schools |
2004-07-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2004, Deterioration of Texas Teacher Pay Documented; The Sandra Feldman Kindergarten-Plus Act of 2004 |
2004-07-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004, Social Security Hearing; Charter Schools Escape Ratings |
2004-07-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JULY 12, 2004, Health Texts, Science Requirements on Agenda at State Board of Education; AFT Convention Starts Tomorrow in D.C. |
2004-07-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2004, AFT Fights Cuts in Federal Funding for Title I Grants to School Districts |
2004-07-11 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2004, Capitol Round-Up: College Admission, School Mental-Health Programs, Teacher Bonuses |
2004-07-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2004,Committee Action in Austin on School Funding, School Nutrition |
2004-07-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2004, Certification Via Computer; Federal Education Budget Drafting This Week |
2004-07-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2004, Sunset Review for TEA and SBEC |
2004-07-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2004, Doubts About Another Special Session; New Data Underscore Need for Sizable School-Finance Fix |
2004-07-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2004,"Last-Day Exemption" From Government Pension Offset Gone After Today, But Fairness Act Would Abolish the Offset Entirely |
2004-07-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2004, Voucher Lobby Loses One in Colorado |
2004-06-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2004, Just 26 More Signatures Needed to Force Social Security Fairness Vote; Problems Seen in Federal Higher-Ed Legislation |
2004-06-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2004,Slow Motion on School Finance; D.C. Voucher Embarrassment |
2004-06-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004, June 30 Marks End of Social Security "Last-Day" Exemption, Spurring Retirements; Exemption Lives On in Narrowly Defined Circumstances |
2004-06-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004, Social Security Fairness Petition Now Has 191 Signatures--27 More Needed to Force a Vote |
2004-06-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2004, State Hearings on School Nutrition, Higher-Ed Admissions Policy |
2004-06-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2004 |
2004-06-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004, Common Sense May Yet Prevail: TRS Suspend Creation of Costly "Health Reimbursement Arrangements" |
2004-06-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004,More Coverage of Working Groups on "Education Reform" |
2004-06-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004, Across-the-Board Pay and Benefit Gains Draw Support, But A Key Player is Not on Board |
2004-06-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004, AG Says Force to "Control, Train, or Educate" Is Okay, But Corporal Punishment Is Punishable. Come Again? |
2004-06-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174)--MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2004, Update on Social Security Offsets |
2004-06-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2004, Talk of a Summer Special Session Persists, But So Do Deep Divisions; Business Leader Says Don't Bother |
2004-06-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2004, Working Groups on "Education Reform" Meet Next Week |
2004-06-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004, State Backs Home Loans for Educators |
2004-06-10 |
| TFT Update--June/July 2004 |
2004-06-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2004, Working Groups on Education Revenue Focus Mainly on Tax Swaps |
2004-06-09 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2004, Rising Health-Care Outlays for TRS Retirees Trigger Senate Talk of Limiting Costs--for the State, Not for You; Update on the HRA Mess |
2004-06-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2004, Instant-Teacher Certification, and More Where That Came From |
2004-06-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004, Working Groups on Education Revenue and "Reform" to Meet Soon |
2004-06-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004, Texas GOP Platform News; School-Nurse Staffing Cutbacks |
2004-06-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2004, The Texas Education Budget: Unfulfilled Promises, Unmet Needs |
2004-06-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2004, State Republican and Democratic Conventions--Let Us Know If You're a Delegate; Federal Bill on Teacher Loan Forgiveness Up Next Week; Next Hotline on Tuesday |
2004-05-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2004, Two Textbook Items: State Funding for Textbooks Falls Short; Law Prohibits Making You Pay for Lost, Stolen, Misplaced Textbooks |
2004-05-28 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004, School-Finance Working Groups Meet in June; New Rule on Less-Frequent Appraisal |
2004-05-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2004, Texas Teachers and Students Deliver "Dramatic Improvements" in Test Scores; TFT Calls for Full Funding of Current Education Initiatives Instead of 'Incentive' Schemes |
2004-05-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MAY 24, 2004, TFT Press Statement Assesses Progress in Social Security Fairness Fight |
2004-05-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004, TRS News; More on New Social Security Bill; No Federal Budget Deal |
2004-05-22 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2004, Social Security Bill Filed to Replace Windfall Elimination Provision |
2004-05-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2004, Working Groups Named on School Finance and "Reform"; TRS and SBEC Meet on Friday; Alternative to Social Security Fairness Act Filed in U.S. House |
2004-05-20 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004, No Sign of New Social Security Bill Yet; Sizing Up Special Session; Bill on "Rule of 90" Aimed at Boosting TRS Benefits |
2004-05-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--MONDAY, MAY 17, 2004, No School-Finance Bill; New Social Security Offset Bill Coming; 50-Year Anniversary of Ruling for Education Equity |
2004-05-18 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2004, Texas Senate Runs Out of Time; U.S. Senate Votes on Special Education; School-Board Elections |
2004-05-15 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2004, A Plan to Shift Tax Burdens, Not to Fund Education |
2004-05-14 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004, Consensus Elusive as Major Flaws Exposed in Senate School-Finance Bill |
2004-05-13 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)--TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2004, Legislators Find School Finance Hard to Handle; U.S. Senate Considers |
2004-05-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004, Texas Senate Starts Taking Testimony on Education Funding and Education "Reform" |
2004-05-10 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177), Senators Take Their Turn in the Dunking Booth...Time to Call and Write Your Senator!FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2004 |
2004-05-08 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1174) THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2004, Senate Receives Punt of School-Funding Bill From House; Time to Contact Your Senator! |
2004-05-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004, House Passes HB 1 By Seven Votes, But Rejects Key Companion Measure, 119 to 26 |
2004-05-06 |
| ACTION ALERT! Here's the record vote on second-reading passage of HB 1 yesterday. |
2004-05-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2004, ACTION ALERT! Texas House First Kills Bad School-Finance Plan, Then Revives It...At Least Until Tomorrow. That's Where You Come In. |
2004-05-05 |
| TFT Update: May 1, 2004 |
2004-05-04 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) MONDAY, MAY 3, 2004, Write Your State Representative Now and Call on Tuesday: Send HB 1 and HJR 1 Back to the Drawing Board! |
2004-05-03 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2004, ACTION ALERT! Bills Up For House Vote Tuesday Would Take Texas Education Backward |
2004-05-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2004, House Committee Splits on Education/Tax Package, Sets Stage for Floor Fight Next Week |
2004-05-02 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2004, Bad Education Bills in House Committee on Saturday...Weekend Hotlines Will Update You |
2004-05-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2004, House Committee Bill Delayed; Outline of Draft Version Shows Little Gain, Lots of Mischief |
2004-04-30 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004, Action Time Again: Social Security Petition Drawing Support; Texas House Needs Your Guidance on School Finance |
2004-04-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) Action Alert! Lawmakers Need to Hear From You This Week, Before a Bad School-Finance Bill Becomes A Done Deal; Progress Report on Health-Care StipendTUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2004 |
2004-04-27 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2004, Push to Restore Health-Care Stipend Gathers Strength; House and Senate Committees Slogging Through the Mire of Revenue Options |
2004-04-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004, Debate Heats Up Over Restoring Health-Care Stipend, Raising Teacher Pay |
2004-04-26 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2004, House Funding Plan...Lots of Formula Changes, But Not Lots of Money |
2004-04-26 |
| Restore Health-Care Benefit |
2004-04-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2004, House Committee Hears Incentive Debate While Funding Plan Stays Under Wraps |
2004-04-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2004, Senators Differ Over Incentive Pay; House Hearings Expected to Continue for Six Days; House Floor Vote Expected May 3 on Omnibus Bill |
2004-04-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004 |
2004-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2004, As Special Session Begins, A Few Things Become Clear |
2004-04-21 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2004, TFT in Action For You at State Capitol Today; Special Session Opens Tomorrow |
2004-04-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2004, Filing of Bills Begins in Advance of April 20 Special Session; Your Action Needed |
2004-04-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004, "Pay for Performance" and "Incentives," Part Two: |
2004-04-19 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004, What's Wrong With "Performance Pay" or "Incentives," Part One |
2004-04-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004, What's Wrong With "Performance Pay" or "Incentives," Part One |
2004-04-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177),TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2004, Governor Calls Special Session for April 20; Get Ready for Action! |
2004-04-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2004, Tax Cuts, Education "Incentives" Just the Start, Here's the Rest of the Agenda |
2004-04-16 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177) FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2004, The Governor's Education Plan, Continued |
2004-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177)THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2004, Governor's School-Finance Plan: Heavy on Tax Cuts, Light on Education Funding |
2004-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2004, Update on CHIP program |
2004-04-12 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177), TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2004, TFT Calls for Restoring Funds for Children's Health Insurance; Rep. Lon Burnam Highlights Pitfalls Facing Special Session |
2004-04-07 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177), MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2004, Tom DeLay Gets Social Security Lesson From Local Teachers |
2004-04-06 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE (800-764-1177), FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2004, Certification Board Adopts Instant-Teacher Rule; Now the Issue Is Local |
2004-04-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004, Tell Governor and Lawmakers: We Don't Need a Bait-and-Switch Special Session |
2004-04-05 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004, TRS Update, Continued-Focus on Retiree Health Care |
2004-04-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2004, TRS Update |
2004-04-01 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004, Hearing on School Finance Held Only After Final Report Issued; TFT Challenges Legislators to Raise Needed Funds and Reject Bid to Reverse Reforms |
2004-03-31 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004, Hints of Trouble to Come at Hearing on State Health-Care Spending |
2004-03-29 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2004, Call Congress! American Federation of Teachers Urges "No" Vote Today on Federal Budget Blueprint That Shortchanges No Child Left Behind Act |
2004-03-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004, Social Security Guidelines Extend Last-Day Exemption For a Few; Update on Fairness Fight |
2004-03-25 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2004, Governor Hedges on Call of Special Session; Texas Third-Graders Ace Tougher Test |
2004-03-24 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2004, Lawmakers Focus on Graduation Rates in Higher Education |
2004-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2004, Regarding TRS Benefits, We Have Issues |
2004-03-23 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2004, Sliding Toward a Special Session; Diverting Health-Care Dollars; Fighting for Social Security Fairness |
2004-03-23 |
| March 17, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Half of Texans in U.S. House Now Have Signed Social Security Fairness Petition |
2004-03-18 |
| March 16, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: State Committee Report Shows No Consensus on School Funding |
2004-03-17 |
| TFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004 |
2004-03-15 |
| March 12, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Governor Tries to Change the Subject; U.S. Senate Rejects Full Funding to Leave No Child Behind |
2004-03-13 |
| March 11, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Take Action on Social Security Fairness! Ask Members of Congress to Sign Discharge Petition! |
2004-03-11 |
| March 10, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Texas Voters Punish Democrats Who Backed Vouchers, Reward Republicans Who Showed Independent Streak; Economists Frustrate Joint Select Committee on School Finance |
2004-03-10 |
| March 9, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Vote Today, and Pass Anti- Voucher Resolution at Your Precinct Convention |
2004-03-09 |
| March 5, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: New Accountability Ratings Proposed |
2004-03-05 |
| March 3, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: President Bush Signs Bill Cutting Social Security Benefits for Texas School Employees |
2004-03-03 |
| March 2, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: New State Accountability System to be Unveiled; More State-Federal Friction Seen |
2004-03-03 |
| March 1, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Ideas on School Finance to be Aired Thursday; Election Under Way-Have Your Say! |
2004-03-01 |
| March 2004 TFT Update |
2004-03-01 |
| February 27, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2004-02-27 |
| February 26, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: SBOE Update; State and Federal Accountability Muddle; Districts Sued for Overtime Pay |
2004-02-27 |
| February 25, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: SBOE Committee Punts to Full Board on Instant-Teacher Rule; AFT Comments on Federal Education Law's Failings |
2004-02-26 |
| February 24, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Vote Coming on Instant-Teacher Plan-Tell SBOE Members What You Think of It |
2004-02-25 |
| February 23, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Teachers Unite Against Plan to Lower Teaching Standards, Shortchange Kids |
2004-02-23 |
| February 18, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: The Triumph of Ideology Over Evidence-House Select Committee In Action |
2004-02-20 |
| February 13, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Instant-Teacher Rule Going to SBOE-TIME FOR ACTION! |
2004-02-14 |
| February 12, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Recap of Social Security Votes in Congress, and a Look Ahead in the Fight for Fairness |
2004-02-12 |
| February 11, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Take-Away From Texas Teachers Means Fight for Social Security Fairness Will Get Hotter, Teacher Leader Vows |
2004-02-11 |
| February 2004 TFT Update |
2004-02-10 |
| February 9, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: ACTION ALERT! |
2004-02-10 |
| February 6, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Our Congressional Allies Challenge Bill to Tighten Screws on Government Pension Offset |
2004-02-09 |
| Thursday, February 6, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Governor's School-Funding Numbers Fail to Add Up; Bad Social Security Offset Bill Comes Up Next Week on U.S. House Floor |
2004-02-06 |
| February 3, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Sobering Analysis of President's Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 |
2004-02-05 |
| February 2, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: School Finance, Health Care Get Hearings; Governor's Trial Balloons Seek Altitude |
2004-02-03 |
| January 30, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: College Unit Charters as AFT Local; New Commissioner Endorses Vouchers; TRS Authorizes $42 Annual Bite on You for "Administration" of Your Health-Care Stipend |
2004-01-30 |
| January 29, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Business Leaders, School Administrators, Comptroller, and Others Challenge Governor's School-Funding Stance |
2004-01-29 |
| January 28, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: The Governor's Incentive Plan for Schools and Teachers-Money for Test Scores |
2004-01-29 |
| January 27, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: More on Governor Perry's Ideas for "Results-based Performance Incentives" |
2004-01-28 |
| January 26, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: What's Up in Washington and Austin? |
2004-01-28 |
| January 23, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Inadequate federal funding bill OK'd in Senate |
2004-01-23 |
| January 22, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Joint legislative school finance committee meets |
2004-01-23 |
| January 20, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Vote to End Social Security Exemption Looms; Action Alert! |
2004-01-20 |
| January 20, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Vote to End Social Security Exemption Looms; Action Alert! |
2004-01-20 |
| January 16, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Take Action on Federal Education Funding |
2004-01-16 |
| January 15, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: TEA Seeks AG Opinion on School Employee Self-Defense |
2004-01-15 |
| January 13, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: President's Proposed Education Spending for Fiscal 2005 Falls Short of Promise |
2004-01-14 |
| January 2004 TFT Update |
2004-01-13 |
| January 12, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: New State Education Commissioner Named; Smoke Signals on School Finance |
2004-01-12 |
| January 8, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Vote on U.S. Education Spending Coming Fast When Senate Reconvenes January 20 |
2004-01-10 |
| January 7, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Education Week Gives Texas a C for Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality, a D+ on Funding Equity |
2004-01-08 |
| January 6, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Scholarships for Your Own Scholar; Stirrings on School Finance; Re-Redistricting Upheld |
2004-01-07 |
| January 5, 2004, TFT Legislative Hotline: Next Moves Toward Social Security Fairness; Commissioner Rejects Virtual Charter School |
2004-01-05 |
| December 15, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Education Austin Wins Big; TRS Meeting This Week |
2003-12-16 |
| December 10. 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Senate Acts Against Last-Day Exemption From Social Security Offset; No House Action Until January; Update on Social Security Fairness Act |
2003-12-10 |
| December 9, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Update on Social Security: Bill to End Last-Day Exemption From Pension Offset Won't Pass Before January |
2003-12-09 |
| December 8, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: New Accountability System, Dropout Issues In State Spotlight; Outlook for Action in Congress |
2003-12-08 |
| December 5, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Tax Hearing Dwells on Payroll Tax; Former Senator Proposes Scheme to Profit from Teacher Deaths (We're Not Kidding) |
2003-12-06 |
| December 4, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Taxes on the Table in Public Hearing in Austin |
2003-12-06 |
| December 3, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-12-04 |
| December 1, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Interim Activity Around the State Capitol This Week |
2003-12-02 |
| December 2003 TFT Update |
2003-12-01 |
| November 26, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Congress Won't Act on Social Security Offset Before December 9; Grass-Roots Lobbying for Social Security Fairness |
2003-11-29 |
| November 25, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-11-25 |
| November 20, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Grass-Roots Lobbying Works: Certification Board Now Says Proposed Rule Lowering Standards Will Come Under SBOE Review |
2003-11-21 |
| November 18, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Higher Education in Spotlight |
2003-11-19 |
| November 17, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Hearing on Higher Ed Tuesday; TRS Meeting Friday; Appeal to SBOE on Certification |
2003-11-18 |
| November 14, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Pressure From Governor to Lower Certification Standards; Action Needed! |
2003-11-17 |
| November 13, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: House Interim Committees Deal With Education Issues |
2003-11-16 |
| November 12, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: San Antonio Hearing on School Finance |
2003-11-13 |
| November 11, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Update on Social Security; Call for SBOE Review of Plan to Lower Certification Standards |
2003-11-12 |
| November 10, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-11-10 |
| November 7, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-11-08 |
| November 6, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: ACTION ALERT: Lowering Standards is No Solution to the Teacher Shortage |
2003-11-06 |
| November 5, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Counters Lopsided Testimony in House Committee on School Finance |
2003-11-05 |
| November 4, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Points to Make With State Board of Education Against "Virtual Voucher" Schemes |
2003-11-05 |
| November 3, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Bid for Virtual Vouchers Withdrawn; Action Needed to Keep It That Way |
2003-11-05 |
| October 31, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: More on Social Security (Un)Fairness; Legislative and Agency Action Next Week |
2003-11-03 |
| October 30, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Social Security Fairness: ACTION ALERT |
2003-10-31 |
| October 28, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Social Security Fairness Update |
2003-10-29 |
| November 2003 TFT Update |
2003-10-29 |
| October 27, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: If You Can't Change the Law, Just Change the Rules: New Modus Operandi in Austin |
2003-10-29 |
| October 24, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: For-Profit Charter School for Home-Schoolers, Rejected By Legislature, Tries Again at State Board of Education |
2003-10-27 |
| October 23, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Subcommittee Hearings: Handpicked Experts Offer One-Sided Arguments; TFT Members Get Some Words in Edgewise |
2003-10-24 |
| October 22, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Certification Board Recycles Bad Idea: The Return of HB 318 |
2003-10-23 |
| October 21, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Mexican American Legislative Caucus Hears TFT Testify on School Finance |
2003-10-22 |
| October 20, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Witnesses to Testify at Two Hearings |
2003-10-21 |
| October 17, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Higher Priority for School Finance? (Plus Upcoming Hearings) |
2003-10-19 |
| October 16, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Petitions For Social Security Fairness Will Be Delivered in Person on October 30 |
2003-10-18 |
| October 15, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Cold Comfort: Restrictions on Retiree Health-Care Eligibility Effective September 1, 2004 |
2003-10-15 |
| October 14, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Interim Committee Action on Tap; "Public Input" on Special Education Sought; High-School Completion Grants Offered |
2003-10-14 |
| October 13, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Legislative Circus Leaves Town; Distemper on the Rise |
2003-10-13 |
| October 10, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Education Austin Member Honored; "Unsafe" Schools Found Safe After All; Legislature Discombobulated |
2003-10-13 |
| October 9, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Education Budget End-Game Nears in Congress |
2003-10-10 |
| October 8, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Lieutenant Governor Says Teachers Need a Raise, Legislature Needs to Make Amends |
2003-10-08 |
| October 7, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Redistricting Follies Continue; On a More Sober Note, School-Finance Lawsuit Assessed |
2003-10-08 |
| October 6, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Initiative on School Finance Passing to Courts? |
2003-10-07 |
| October 3, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Update on Social Security Fairness, Texas Legislative News |
2003-10-03 |
| October 2, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Legislature Still on Hold; U.S. House Opposes Take-Away of Overtime Pay |
2003-10-02 |
| October 1, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Social Security Fairness Petition; Timing of Restored TRS Pay Supplement for Non-Administrative Professionals |
2003-10-01 |
| October 2003 TFT Update |
2003-09-30 |
| September 30, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Texas Legislature Stands Still; U.S. Senate Fights Over Vouchers-ACTION NEEDED AGAIN! |
2003-09-30 |
| September 29, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: More TRS News; Latest Word on Social Security Fairness Fight |
2003-09-29 |
| September 26, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-09-26 |
| September 25, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Today's Scorecard in Austin: One Win, One Loss, Advances Made |
2003-09-26 |
| September 24, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TRS Hearing Signals Impending Reversal of Agency Rule Restricting Health-Care Pay |
2003-09-25 |
| September 23, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Seeks Agency Reversal of TRS Rule on Pay Supplement; TFT Also on Tap to Testify in Hearings on Teacher Pay, Teacher Quality |
2003-09-23 |
| September 22, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Texas House Says It Again-All Non-Administrators Should Get Pay Supplement; TRS-Care Eligibility Modestly Improved |
2003-09-22 |
| September 19, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: House and Senate Votes Expected Monday on Retiree Care and Pay Supplement-ACTION ALERT; Senate Committee Targets Comptroller's School Reviews |
2003-09-19 |
| September 18, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-09-18 |
| September 17, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Harmful Social Security Provision Passes in U.S. Senate Committee-ACTION ALERT |
2003-09-18 |
| September 16, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: ACTION ALERT: U.S. Senate Needs to Hear From You on Bad Social Security Bill |
2003-09-17 |
| September 15, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Bad Bill on Social Security Offsets Moving in U.S. Senate; TRS Action in Texas House |
2003-09-16 |
| September 12, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Committee on School Finance Weighs Pros and Cons of Equity Versus "Adequacy" |
2003-09-13 |
| September 11, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Two Subcommittees Hear TFT Testimony on Improving High Schools, Compensation Issues |
2003-09-11 |
| September 10, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: New Session on September 15; Key Votes in Congress; Schools Rated by Federal Standard |
2003-09-11 |
| September 9, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline |
2003-09-09 |
| September 8, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Votes IN Congress on Vouchers, Overtime-ACTION ALERT |
2003-09-08 |
| September 5, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Voucher Vote in U.S. House: How Your Member of Congress Voted |
2003-09-05 |
| September 4, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Busy Agenda in Austin Next Week, Even Without a Possible Third Special Session |
2003-09-05 |
| September 3, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Congress Votes on Spending, Misspending Education Dollars; Supply Reimbursement Rules |
2003-09-03 |
| September 2, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Congressional Votes Near on Overtime Pay, Vouchers; Poll Finds Voucher Support Ebbing |
2003-09-02 |
| September 2003 TFT Update |
2003-09-02 |
| August 28, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Why TFT Opposes Proposition Nine on the September 13 Ballot |
2003-09-02 |
| August 27, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: At Least For Now, Legislature Quits Flogging Dead Horse; Strayhorn Criticizes "Non-Tax" Taxes on Teachers, Others; Plus More on What's Wrong with Proposition 12 |
2003-08-28 |
| August 26, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Early Voting Starts Tomorrow on Amending the State Constitution; TFT Opposes Two Amendments |
2003-08-27 |
| August 25, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Joint Conference on Professional Issues Coming Your Way; Update on Capitol |
2003-08-26 |
| August 22, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Capitol Hearings Revisit Old Battlegrounds Over Vouchers, Taxes for Public Education |
2003-08-25 |
| August 21, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Takes TRS to Court Over Cutback in Eligibility for Health-Care Money |
2003-08-21 |
| August 20, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Lawsuit Against TRS; Committees Meet on School Finance, High Schools, Vouchers |
2003-08-20 |
| August 19, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: |
2003-08-19 |
| August 18, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Legislature to Teachers: "Welcome Back. Please Ignore Pay and Benefit Cuts." |
2003-08-18 |
| August 15, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Federal Update on Head Start and Education for Students with Disabilities |
2003-08-15 |
| August 14, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Action Needed on Federal Issues, Part Two: Social Security Fairness |
2003-08-14 |
| August 13, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Looming Retiree Costs for Health Care Exposed Anew; Comptroller's Review Authority Under Continued Attack |
2003-08-13 |
| August 12, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Action Needed on Federal Issues, Part One |
2003-08-12 |
| August 11, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Update on What's Not Happening (Yet) in Austin and Washington, D.C. |
2003-08-11 |
| August 8, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Backs Comptroller on School Reviews; New Rules on School Nutrition May Prove Hard to Digest; State Revenue Gloom Deepens |
2003-08-08 |
| August 7, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Governor Finally Acts on School-Finance Glitch. Could "Unsafe Schools" Listing Backfire? TRS Goes Overboard on Health-Care Cuts |
2003-08-07 |
| August 6, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Joint Panel on School Finance Sets Research Agenda, Time Line; House Panel on Facilities Hears More on Funding Needs; Timetable for Constitutional Vote |
2003-08-06 |
| August 5, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: |
2003-08-05 |
| August 4, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Six Texas Schools Deemed "Unsafe" Under Federal Law; Austin Hearing Tomorrow on Take-Away of School Audits from Comptroller |
2003-08-04 |
| August 1, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: SBEC Studies Show Kids With Certified Teachers Do Better; SBEC Board Poised to Raise Fees for New Teachers; Joint Committee on School Finance to Meet Next Week |
2003-08-01 |
| July 31, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Message to State Leaders-Leave School Performance Reviews To Comptroller; SBEC Agenda; Facilities Hearing |
2003-07-31 |
| July 30, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: Senators Named to Joint School-Finance Committee, and Other News From Austin |
2003-07-30 |
| August 2003 TFT Update |
2003-07-30 |
| July 29, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: Texas House Passes Resurrected Bills, Including Retirement Tax on New School Employees; Texas Senate Out of Action; School Facilities in Committee Spotlight Tomorrow |
2003-07-29 |
| July 28, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: Redistricting Wastes More Time in Austin; Action Alert on Social Security Fairness |
2003-07-29 |
| July 25, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: TFT Joins Comptroller in Defense of Independent School Audits; Update on Redistricting, Head Start, and D.C. Vouchers |
2003-07-25 |
| July 24, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: Fixing the School-Finance Glitch; "Fixing" a Pension Foul-up at New Employees' Expense; "Fixing" the Comptroller's Office; "Fixing" Head Start |
2003-07-24 |
| July 23, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: Third-Grade Passing Rate on TAKS Hits 96 Percent; Challenges Ahead |
2003-07-23 |
| July 22, 2003 TFT Legislative Hotline: Effort to Restore Health-Care Aid to School Employees Falls Short in Texas House; National Poll Shows Public Support For Teacher Funding |
2003-07-22 |
| July 21, 2003, TFT Legislative Hotline: Federal Action Alert; State and Federal Updates |
2003-07-22 |
