Mar 3, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, School Finance
The House Public Education Committee held its first meeting of the 87th legislative session Tuesday, March 2. Chair Harold Dutton began the meeting by thanking the previous chair, Rep. Dan Huberty, for guiding the Legislature through the adoption of HB 3, historic...
Dec 15, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Finance
TASA, along with 22 other organizations, sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on December 15, 2020, that urged him to extend the provision in TEA guidance that provides assurances of 100 percent ADA funding for the remaining 18 weeks of the 2020-21 school year for both...
Aug 20, 2020 | TXTOY Perspective
by Karen Sams, 2020 Texas Teacher of the Year It seems like just yesterday and also years ago since I was last in my classroom with my students. I still remember the beginning of that week in March. With one week remaining until our spring break began, we jokingly...
May 4, 2020 | TXTOY Perspective
by Michelle Sandoval Villegas, 2020 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year Chaos. Mass shootings. Pandemic. Fear. Anxiety. In the past school year, teachers have faced the hardest academic year in our city, and we share the same feelings with many educators all across...
