/tags/texas-state-teachers-association Texas State Teachers Association en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:57:20 GMT /politics/2024-08-12/school-vouchers-texas-legislature-greg-abbott-educations-savings-programs The Legislature doesn’t reconvene for another five months, but the battle over creating a school voucher-like program in the state is already well underway. A Texas House committee meeting on Monday may provide a preview of what to expect in the battle ahead. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:57:20 GMT /politics/2024-08-12/school-vouchers-texas-legislature-greg-abbott-educations-savings-programs Blaise Gainey /education/2023-05-16/were-being-given-scraps-texas-teachers-say-legislature-is-falling-short-on-pay-increases State lawmakers vowed to do right by teachers this session, as tens of thousands of educators have left the field in recent years. But the bills that still have a chance of passing include only modest raises that may not keep teachers in the classroom. Tue, 16 May 2023 16:05:09 GMT /education/2023-05-16/were-being-given-scraps-texas-teachers-say-legislature-is-falling-short-on-pay-increases Becky Fogel /education/2023-04-25/new-data-show-teacher-salaries-in-texas-are-more-than-7-700-lower-than-the-national-average While there have been incremental salary increases in Texas and the U.S., the president of the National Education Association said, they're not keeping pace with inflation and not enough to address the nationwide teacher shortage. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:20:33 GMT /education/2023-04-25/new-data-show-teacher-salaries-in-texas-are-more-than-7-700-lower-than-the-national-average Becky Fogel /education/2019-01-14/will-the-la-teacher-strike-inspire-texas-teachers-to-walk-out-probably-not Public school teachers in Los Angeles, the second-largest school district in the country, went on strike Monday to demand smaller class sizes and more� Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:23:21 GMT /education/2019-01-14/will-the-la-teacher-strike-inspire-texas-teachers-to-walk-out-probably-not Claire McInerny /texas/2019-01-14/why-keeping-teachers-on-the-job-will-require-more-than-a-bump-in-salary From Texas Standard:Monday, about 34,000 teachers will walk off the job in Los Angeles � a move described as "historic." It echoes what happened almost a� Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:29:00 GMT /texas/2019-01-14/why-keeping-teachers-on-the-job-will-require-more-than-a-bump-in-salary Jill Ament /education/2018-08-30/texas-teachers-unions-sue-education-agency-over-charter-partnership-law Two teacher associations sued Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the Texas Education Agency on Wednesday, arguing they rolled out a law� Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:37:02 GMT /education/2018-08-30/texas-teachers-unions-sue-education-agency-over-charter-partnership-law Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune