Senate Congressional hearing on teacher preparation
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing March 25 to discuss “Teacher Preparation: Ensuring a Quality Teacher in Every Classroom.” The hearing was the...
View ArticleSBEC proposes higher GPA requirement for educator preparation candidates
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met today in Austin and proposed several changes to their administrative rules, which govern the education profession. The board is proposing rewrites...
View ArticleATPE expresses concern over teacher evaluation plans during House committee...
The House Public Education Committee held an interim hearing yesterday, May 14, to discuss the state’s new plans for teacher and principal evaluations and other issues relating to teacher quality. The...
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NCTQ’s new report on teacher preparation: What does it mean for Texas?
The National Council on Teacher Quality has released its 2014 “Teacher Prep Review,” a private study analyzing the effectiveness of many educator preparation programs around the country. Texas...
View ArticleATPE comments on SBEC’s proposed GPA rule change
Today, ATPE submitted formal comments in support of a proposed amendment to a State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule pertaining to educator preparation program admissions. In response to...
View ArticleATPE input to Sunset Advisory Commission on TEA, SBEC
The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is a state commission charged with evaluating most Texas state boards and agencies and proposing recommendations to eliminate waste, duplication and inefficiency...
View ArticleSenate Committee on Higher Education discusses teacher preparation and...
The Senate Committee on Higher Education met Tuesday, July 22, to discuss two interim committee charges. ATPE submitted written testimony regarding the following charge: Examine and make...
View ArticleSBEC changes course on raising minimum GPA requirement
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met in Austin last week—Friday, Aug. 1—to address, among many items, final passage of a proposed revision to 19 TAC Chapter 227. ATPE strongly...
View ArticleSBOE rejects rule, sends strong message to SBEC on GPA requirements for...
The State Board of Education (SBOE) today took the rare step of rejecting a rule that had been previously adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). In August, SBEC adopted...
View ArticleSBEC meets to address GPA requirement, sanction authority and new...
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met in Austin last week—Friday, Oct. 24—to address a broad agenda. The meeting included final adoption of minor changes to SBEC’s disciplinary...
View ArticleSunset Commission hears recommendations from public and state on TEA, SBEC
The Sunset Advisory Commission—a commission tasked with assessing Texas state boards and agencies in order to recommend ways to eliminate existing waste, duplication, and inefficiency—met Wednesday and...
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Sunset Commission adopts controversial recommendation to abolish SBEC
As it prepares for the upcoming legislative session, the Sunset Advisory Commission—a state commission charged with reviewing state agencies and boards in order to recommend ways to eliminate waste,...
View ArticleHouse subcommittee hears from ATPE and others on educator quality
A new subcommittee formed under the umbrella of the House Public Education committee is tackling issues related to teacher quality this legislative session. Chaired by Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Kingwood),...
View ArticleLegislative Update: Senate Education Committee looks at teacher quality...
The Senate Education Committee is meeting today to hear several bills, including some high-profile bills relating to the education profession and a controversial parent trigger bill filed by the...
View ArticleLegislative Update: Committee news, bills on the move, and a big school...
The House Committee on Public Education met Tuesday, March 24, in a hearing that lasted from 2 p.m. until just before midnight and covered fifteen bills. ATPE Lobbyist Monty Exter provided this update...
View ArticleLegislative Update: “A-F” bill on the Senate floor, ATPE testifies against...
A couple of troubling bills are being heard or are likely to be heard soon on the Senate floor. ATPE members are encouraged to contact their senators and ask them to vote against these bills: Senate...
View ArticleSBEC discusses fees, GPA rule, certification requirements
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met Friday, March 27, in a meeting originally planned for March 6 but rescheduled due to a lack of quorum. Highlights from the meeting are below. Fee...
View ArticleLegislative Update: Vouchers get committee approval, Senate votes to scrap...
The Texas Senate approved two major bills relating to teacher quality yesterday, including one opposed by ATPE and most other groups representing Texas educators. First, the Senate passed Senate Bill...
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Legislative Update: From school finance to suicide prevention, a slew of...
The House Public Education Committee has moved up its usual meeting time to allow for more bills to be heard on a single day. Starting at 8 a.m. tomorrow, April 14, the committee will consider 19...
View ArticleLegislative Update: Senate passes revised parent trigger bill, but saves...
Today the full Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 14, a bill modifying the state’s existing “parent trigger” law. SB 14 by Sen. Larry Taylor (R) relates to “empowering the parents of students to petition...
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