Thank you, veterans, for your service to our nation! Our experiment in democracy and the freedoms we enjoy will continue to thrive bc of you. While you defend our nation from external foes, our @txed educators will help develop great citizens worthy of your sacrifice. We see u!

Thank you, Speaker Phelan, for your leadership and support of #txed in this way. We have joined you by sending a letter from TASAnet to the delegation as well. Dade Phelan #txlege

We are so proud of you Ramon Benavides, Ph.D.! Thanks for being such a great ambassador for the teaching profession and for Texas public schools. TASAnet #txed

This is an excellent article. TASAnet #txed #txlege

Transparency and accountability are clearly a problem with many charters, expressnews.com/politics/artic…. Vouchers for private schools would have none. We simply can't afford to fund three systems of education with three sets of dramatically different rules: public, charter, private.

What a great morning to see Bobby Ott recognized by the legislature for being TX Superintendent of the Year by Texas Association of School Boards. He is a great model of leadership in every way in such a critical position. Great board too! Senator Pete Flores District 24 Rep. Hugh D. Shine Brad Buckley TASAnet #txed

New blog post by Kevin Brown ... A Case Against School Vouchers: "The stakes are just too high, the cost to Texans too great, and our children’s future too important." tasanet.org/a-case-against… #txed #txlege

"Consider total public school funding represented by a pie. When a slice is removed (in the form of a voucher to a private school or homeschooling initiative), there is less pie remaining ... less funding for Texas public schools." More from Keith Bryant: tasanet.org/vouchers-not-r…

Vouchers, ESA's, etc. in other states have become a subsidy for the wealthy. In Louisiana, 99% of people receiving them make $200K or more, 87% in Virginia. itep.org/tax-avoidance-…. TASAnet #txed #txlege I don't want my tax $ to subsidize private school tuition for the rich.

Love it. This is just one example of countless #txed leaders who serve Texas communities every day. Thank you for your inspiring leadership Lupita! Spring ISD

Vouchers are anti-civil rights legislation that will harm TX children. I visited the Capitol recently to talk w/ legislators, educators, & citizens about the racist origins of vouchers, discrimination against kids w/ disabilities, & failures in other states. Texas AFT

Fact: the #txlege spent $8.2 billion less on @txed than budgeted in 2021-23. Inflation was over 14%. There is a huge shortage of educators - morale at all-time low. Anything less than a 14% raise will be a net reduction in pay. This is the time to do better for public ed in TX

One of the most harmful & consequential bills for #txed of all time will be considered in a "formal hearing" with no testimony. It is a huge voucher bill that allows 70-80% of students to get private school tuition subsidized by our taxes and defund pub ed. Bad for TX! #txlege

Action Alert: 8:30 am Senate Ed Committee hearing has one agenda item - a sub for HB 100 that contains vouchers tasanet.org/action-alert-v… #txed #txlege

A special thanks from TASAnet and ED Kevin Brown to Ken King and other #HB100 conferees Gary VanDeaver Oscar Longoria Trent Ashby Brad Buckley for their advocacy for needed #txed funding not tied to vouchers. #txlege

Lainie Rowell What a blessing to me to spend this time with Lainie Rowell on her podcast #EvolvingWithGratitude, which is such an inspiration to all who listen. She is the best - and what a cool and critical job she has talking to people about gratitude! TASAnet Jill Siler #txed

This pic almost says it all! Add that the new school picks and chooses the students (not parent choice), is not accountable to taxpayers (70% of whom don't have school-age children), doesn't build community, doesn't have transparency or proven results, etc. TASAnet #txed

So proud of our very own Dr. Martha SalazarZamora for this very well-deserved honor! Such a first class representative of our profession in every way. What an honor and a privilege to know you and work with you for many years and as TASAnet Pres.-elect. Way to go Dr. Salazar-Zamora!

If you care about #txed, voting in the primaries is a MUST! <1 in 5 registered voters typically vote in the primaries, allowing the very few to choose who represents the many. Early voting starts Feb 20. Do your homework now and #GetOutTheVote! vimeo.com/907484473 TASAnet

I voted early last week. If you haven't voted yet, please be sure to do so!