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Good morning from the Subcommittee on Academic and Career Oriented Education! They have a quick 3 bills on their agenda. ATPE is supporting HB 1079 by Rep. Pat Curry and HB 4980 by Rep. Terry Wilson. Read the agenda here: capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/sc…

Today is your LAST CHANCE to vote in the May 3 local elections! You may have school board elections on your ballot. Be sure to vote by 7 p.m. today. Visit your county's election website for polling locations. #atpe #txed #txedvote

I voted. Have you?

Sharing the letter Rep. Gene Wu Gene Wu sent his #txlege colleagues about House bills, including HB 2 on #txed school finance & teacher pay, that are languishing in the Senate. (H/t to Scott Braddock for this.) They got their ESA vouchers done quickly though! #priorities

Good morning from the House Committee on Public Education! There will be 12 bills heard today, including one that would take away an educator’s ability to deduct their association dues from their paycheck. See the agenda here: capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/sc…

We thank ATPE Lobbyist Tricia Cave Tricia Cave for her late night testimony in the #txlege House Public Ed committee, tirelessly standing up for #txed educators and public schools.

How will #HB4 make testing better for #txed kids? Learn more in our latest Teach the Vote post by Tricia Cave: teachthevote.atpe.org/Our-Blog/Lates… #txlege

Have you checked out ATPE's Show Texas Teachers Love map? Click through the shoutouts from colleagues, parents, and community members for a dose of inspiration! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! atpe.me/shoutout-map #TeacherAppreciationWeek #txed #ATPE #ShowTexasTeachersLove

ATPE-supported HB 4 is on today's House calendar! Contact your state rep now using ATPE's Advocacy Central and ask them to vote yes on HB 4 with an amendment to pause the punitive aspects of the accountability system for three years. votervoice.net/ATPE/Campaigns…

The #txlege House is currently debating HB 4 on reforming the state's #txed testing and accountability system. Watch live at house.texas.gov/videos/22127.

UPDATE: HB 4 has passed the House 143-1 on second reading. Thank you to everyone who reached out! The House will vote on HB 4 again tomorrow on third reading. Please keep contacting your state reps with your support and to urge them to make this amendment!

Senate Ed will be resuming shortly! Here is the link to watch live: senate.texas.gov/videoplayer.ph…

Region 1 ATPE Director Twila Figueroa, ATPE Lobbyist Tricia Cave, Region 13 ATPE Director Stephanie Stoebe, and ATPE Lobbyist Heather Sheffield have spent the day waiting for the Senate Education K-16 Committee to reconvene. Tune in to senate.texas.gov/videoplayer.ph… watch Twila and

House and Senate leadership reached a major school finance deal this past week that will provide significant raises for some teachers as well as raises for some additional staff. Read the details on this and more in our Teach the Vote Week in Review: teachthevote.atpe.org/Our-Blog/Lates…

This Memorial Day, we remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. (Photo from the American Cemetery at Normandy.)

Hey, ATPE members! Want to grow your leadership skills + advocate for Texas public schools? Apply by May 31 for Leadership ATPE, a program that empowers educators to lead with confidence. 👉atpe.org/About-ATPE/Lea… #txed #ATPE

The House has concurred with the Senate’s amendments to ATPE-supported student discipline bill #HB6. Congrats to Rep. Jeff Leach! #txed #txlege

Legislative updates: The House concurred with Senate amendments to HB 2, the school finance bill, and sent HB 4, the testing bill, to conference committee. Things are moving fast here at the end of session. Look for updates tomorrow on ATPE’s TeachtheVote.org.

Action Alert: Urge your House member to REJECT the HB 4 conference committee report *if* it mirrors the Senate version. Texas students and educators deserve better than more TEA-driven, test-and-punish policies. We'd rather keep the current system than move backward. Take action

.Heather Sheffield spoke with FOX 7 Austin rudy koski about the complexities in #HB2 and how it funds #txed. fox7austin.com/news/texas-sch…