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Dallas votes to close 11 schools, lay off 177 employees
January 27, 2012The Dallas ISD board also voted on Jan. 26 to extend teachers’ workday by 45 minutes without compensation.
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STAAR won’t teach learning and reasoning skills, TSTA testifies
January 24, 2012Standardized tests can be useful as a diagnostic tool, but they won’t prepare students for the challenges they will face in college and in life, TSTA Public Affairs Director Ed Martin told the House Public Education Committee on 1-23-12.
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You’re invited: San Antonio Save Texas Schools conference
January 20, 2012TSTA’s local associations in the San Antonio area are partnering with Save Texas Schools on a Feb. 3-4 regional conference. You’ll hear from legislators and leave with the tools to build support for public education.
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NEA’s three-point plan for reform
January 9, 2012President Dennis Van Roekel lays out a plan to transform the teaching profession and accelerate student learning.
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TSTA-Conroe, Region 3D hold benefits training
January 4, 2012Antonio Galindo teaches Conroe, Klein, and New Caney members about NEA Member Benefits.
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Each day, TSTA posts articles of interest from news sources across the state and nation.
Retired TSTA leader Bobby Southwood dies
Funeral services are today at 1 p.m. for Bobby Southwood, who was an active member of TSTA and NEA and a teacher and administrator for 40 years in Harlingen, Arlington, and Irving.
Check out Lorenzo Hernandez on the district website
In an article on the school district website, Lorenzo Hernandez, head custodian at Dishman Elementary in Harlingen CISD, talks about what association membership means to him.
USDOE’s teaching ambassador program application
The NEA has offered continual support of the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program. Over the past four years, the DOE has benefited greatly from connections with the NEA’s tremendous networks of teacher leaders.
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Grading Texas
Clay Robison, a veteran reporter now working for TSTA, reports on education and the Texas political arena.
NEA Western Region Leadership Conference
TSTA leaders attended the January meeting -- and the preceding Minority and Women's Leadership Training -- in Oklahoma City.






