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Over the past year, Collin College has generated publicity for firing some professors who then sued the school for alleged free speech violations. Instructors have spoken about their circumstances and school administrators have released statements.
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The state’s Teacher Retirement System does not adjust its pension payments for inflation.
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Ninety percent of survey respondents said they were worried about a shooting happening at their school. Forty-two percent said that the most recent event in Uvalde made them question if they would return to school in the fall.
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“What would make educators feel safer is for our lawmakers to actually listen to what we have to say … so that I don’t have to go into school every single day and worry about ‘is today the day?'”
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The State Board of Education must still approve use of the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment, which was dropped by two states that had adopted it.
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The National Education Association continues to search for salaries for new teachers, while in Texas the pay for experienced educators is stagnant.
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The policy sidelines educators, often for two school years, at a time when districts are already struggling to keep teachers in the classrooms.
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School districts are not required to adopt the agency’s recommendations but can use them as guidance as they develop new procedures or alter their policies for selecting or removing library books.
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Thomas Mayfield helped raise test scores and engagement in the classroom, and now he's helping teachers in Fort Worth learn what he did.
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Republicans say they don’t want young kids learning about sex. Educators say that’s already the standard.
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K-3 teachers in Texas have until 2023 to complete a 60-hour Reading Academies course to keep the job. It’s taking some 120 hours on their own time to finish.