Education
Texas Won’t Require Schools To Notify Parents Of COVID-19 Cases
Posted on · The new guidance will allow for remote learning for up to 20 days for students that are sick with COVID-19 or have been exposed to it.
Tag: Texas State Teachers Association
Town Square
Educator Raises Concerns Over Texas Mask Mandate Lift
Posted on · The president of Texas State Teachers Association shares educators concerns over the Texas legislative dropping the mask mandates throughout the state.
The Coronavirus In Texas
Resuming In-Person Learning At Texas Schools Last Fall Accelerated Spread Of COVID-19, Study Says
Posted on · The researchers said the additional cases they tracked after students began returning to schools represented 12% of the state’s total cases during the eight weeks after reopening and 17% of deaths.
Education News
What Texas Teachers Are Saying About Back-To-School In 2020
Posted on · The president of the Texas State Teachers Association, Ovidia Molina, spoke to Houston Public Media about what her group is hearing from its members.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Preparing For Hurricane Season, And Issues Facing Texas Teachers (May 31, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Property appraisals are returning to pre-Harvey levels for some homeowners. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo discusses hurricane preparedness. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Walt Whitman.
Education News
What Teachers, Districts Think About The New ‘Texas Plan’ For School Funding
Posted on · Some don't believe the bill goes far enough -- or even goes down the wrong path.
Full Show
Teacher Appraisal, Mayor Parker, and Storm Stories: Wednesday’s show (May 11, 2016)
Posted on · Last month, the Association of Professional Educators announced a petition to challenge the state's planned updated appraisal system tying teacher evaluation scores to student performance on standardized tests. That announcement followed a lawsuit brought by the Texas State Teachers Association, seeking to invalidate part of the new evaluation system being planned by Texas Education Commissioner […]