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TSTA originated in Mexia in June 1880, when the North Texas Teachers Association and Austin Teachers Association combined. Among its many achievements: minimum foundation laws that set statewide teacher salaries; creation of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; certification laws; bills to establish maintenance and operation funds for schools; and thousands of other important bills.
[11] [12] State education officials set an arbitrary limit of 8.5% for the number of students who could receive special education services. By strictly enforcing district compliance with the benchmark, the rate of students receiving special education in Texas fell to 8.5% in 2015, far below the national average of 13%. [12]
Maine Education Association [1] Manitoba Teachers' Society; Maryland State Education Association [1] Massachusetts Teachers Association [1] Michigan Education Association [1] Education Minnesota [1] Mississippi Association of Educators [1] Missouri NEA [1] MEA-MFT [1] Muraqibeen-MSB Teachers Association
Meanwhile, about half the teachers in the district are white, while white students make up the district’s third largest ethnic group, most years about 10-12% of the district’s student body ...
Texas employs more uncertified teachers than ever before, with 34% of new hires in 2024 being uncertified, compared with roughly 10% in 2021, according to TEA data. 'Help students learn'
May 27—It's no secret that Texas public schools are losing teachers. Between the fall of 2022 and fall 2023, the attrition rate reached a historic high of 13.4%, according to data collected and ...
The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. [2] It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.
The official logo of the TAKS test. Mainly based on the TAAS test's logo. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was the fourth Texas state standardized test previously used in grade 3-8 and grade 9-11 to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. [1]