Thousands of parents, students, teachers and activists gathered at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to demand a greater investment in public schools, an end to high-stakes testing, and a full rejection of school vouchers. Here's a look at some of the best signs from the rally!Read More >>
Texas Republican Jerry Patterson has aspirations for higher office and is playing political games with Texas children. As Chairman of the 3-person School Land Board, he's decided to keep $300 million in an account his office controls, ignoring the will of Texas voters who approved a Constitutional Amendment last November to send that money to our kids' classrooms.Read More >>
This morning the Dallas Morning News released an independent analysis of school teacher cuts that resulted from the 2011 TX Legislature. Their findings are upsetting, if not shocking. From their story, titled, "Texas schools short by 15,000 teachers this year, analysis shows": "Texas’ public schools should have operated with 15,000 more teachers this year, the fallout from unprecedented legislative-imposed funding cuts. And many educators believe the situation will worsen..."Read More >>
