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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Jan. 24, 2020
There is just over one week left to ensure you are registered to vote! After you have your voting plan ready, sit back, relax, and check out this week’s education news from the ATPE Governmental...
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Pres. Trump to pitch vouchers in SOTU speech
President Donald Trump is expected to voice his support for a federal voucher bill filed by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in tonight’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, according to the Houston...
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Are “microgrants” a new name for Devos’ same old voucher proposal?
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaking at a White House briefing, March 27, 2020 U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is asking Congress to fund “microgrants” to provide money for online...
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DeVos uses federal coronavirus aid to fund “microgrant” vouchers
As we previously reported here on ATPE’s Teach the Vote blog, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a longtime champion of privatization, has been advocating for federal funding of “microgrants,” a...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: May 1, 2020
If we’ve learned anything from COVID-19, it is that teaching is more than content; it is relationships. It is important to keep your friends and family relationships strong too. For more on what has...
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Texas signals it may send federal K-12 dollars to private schools
This post has been updated from its original version to reflect new guidance issued by the Texas Education Agency on May 21, 2020. See details at the bottom. Federal stimulus funding appropriated by...
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“School choice” in the spotlight as presidential election approaches
The 2020 general election is rapidly approaching, with early voting slated to begin in Texas just over six weeks from now on October 13. Now that the presidential slate of candidates has been...
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ATPE urges Congress to keep private school vouchers out of COVID-19 relief...
On Sept. 8, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate shared their latest proposal for COVID-19 relief legislation, termed the “Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small...
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Abbott, TEA launch voucher program for students with disabilities
On Oct. 21, Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced a new funding program for students with disabilities that is strikingly similar to previous voucher-like privatization...
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Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Oct. 23, 2020
Here are this week’s education news highlights from the ATPE Governmental Relations team: ATPE responds to governor’s use of coronavirus relief funds for vouchers ELECTION UPDATE: Early voting sets...
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