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Sept. 18, 2009 |
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TCTA only state teacher group to object to major federal education proposal |
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The Obama administration and the U.S. Department of Education released two major proposals for stakeholder comment this summer, and TCTA submitted extensive comments on both. The proposals would increase emphasis, via funding availability, on performance pay, adding charter schools and linking individual teachers to student test scores. TCTA was the only statewide teacher organization in the country to submit comments on one proposal that addressed requirements and criteria for Phase 2 of the $48 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF). The second proposal dealt with the $4.35 billion “Race to the Top Fund” designed to create incentives for future education reform. Read more… |
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| 2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education awarded to Houston-area district | ||
The Aldine Independent School District near Houston won the 2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest education award in the country, and as a result will receive $1 million in college scholarships, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced Wednesday. |
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TCTA members well-represented in TOY competition |
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Almost a quarter of the 39 teachers named Regional Teachers of the Year are TCTA members, and one is among six finalists eligible for the top two Teacher of the Year awards. Read more… |
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26 Texas public schools earn prestigious Blue Ribbon Award |
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The USDE announced this week that all 26 public schools nominated by TEA were selected to receive the Blue Ribbon School Award. The award recognizes schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic and consistent gains in student achievement. Read more… |
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What’s new at TCTA? |
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TCTA is offering new video workshops via our website. We have launched this new and improved way of getting information to our members with four sessions covering teacher pay raises, the politics of grievances, ACT For TCTA, and TRS. In addition, a membership video is available to officers and FRs. Take a few minutes and check these out. You’ll find this is an easy way to learn about topics that matter to you. |
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| SAVE THE DATE for the 2010 TCTA Annual Convention | ||
Polish your boots and mark your calendar now for the 2010 TCTA Annual Convention to be held in Fort Worth Feb. 5-6, 2010, at the newly renovated Renaissance Worthington Hotel.* You’ll benefit from informative and timely workshops, elect statewide officers, meet up with your colleagues from across the state, and unwind in the heart of the historic Sundance Square, where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid used to hang out. (* Please note this represents a change in location from the previously announced site). |
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| “Share our Strength” teachers project aims to end child hunger | ||
In Texas, more than one in five (22.1 percent) children live in a household facing hunger, the highest rate in the nation. If you are a teacher who has experienced child hunger in your classroom, tell Share our Strength about it by taking a brief online survey. Read more… |
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| Enter the TCTA 2009-10 Awards Program NOW: This could be the year you have a winner! | ||
Do you know an administrator, reporter, TCTA member, legislator, volunteer, or other individual that deserves recognition for supporting teachers? Nominations for the TCTA 2009-10 Awards Program are now being accepted, and submissions must be postmarked or electronically stamped on or before Nov. 2, 2009. Official rules and nomination forms are now available online. Read more... |
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Attend a free math and science education camp -- Oct. 31 deadline |
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The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy is asking for parents and students to nominate their 3rd through 5th grade teachers for a chance to attend a summer camp where they will learn different math and science experiments to share with their students in the classroom. One hundred teachers from around the country will be chosen to participate. |
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site at www.tcta.org. |
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