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Aug. 19—MIDLAND — Advocating for the Texas Legislature to give retired teachers a cost of living increase and using the rainy day fund to do it was one of the main features of a presentation ...
The entrance to the T.R.S. Building on Red River Street in Austin. Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a public pension plan of the State of Texas.Established in 1937, TRS provides retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the State of Texas and manages a $180 billion trust fund established to finance member benefits.
Voters will decide on a $3.3 billion proposed amendment that would use surplus state funds to give retired teachers a cost of living raise.
Brincks is a retired teacher in Austin with 37 years of experience. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas teacher shortage is alarming. I couldn't just stand by ...
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.
The Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization and nonpartisan organization of retired trade union members affiliated with the AFL-CIO, which founded it in 2001. The group's membership also includes non-union, community-based activists.
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas; Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools; Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools; Texas International Education Consortium; Texas Math and Science Coaches Association; Texas Music Educators Association; Texas State Teachers Association; Texas Tomorrow Fund