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Learn where the candidates stand on Texas public education, and encourage candidates in your area to complete ATPE’s 2026 Candidate Survey.

Check out The Texas Tribune's guide to the 2026 Texas primaries, and make sure you're registered to vote by Feb. 2.

Learn where the candidates stand on Texas public education. Plus: Register to vote in the March primary election by Feb. 2.

The packed agenda covered instructional materials, TEKS updates, graduation rules, parental rights training, and the new HB 1605 literary works list.

Although the government has reopened, the federal infrastructure that supports public education remains fragile, and the Trump Administration is pushing forward with plans to dismantle the Department of Education.

Federal education oversight remains in turmoil as the Trump Administration pushes forward with plans to dismantle the Department of Education. Plus: Check out more of the latest education news on atpenews.org.

FIRST ratings are one of the clearest windows into a school system’s financial stability, and financial stability remains inseparable from classroom success.

TEA commissioner make clear that Teacher Incentive Allotment and Additional Days School Year programs are intended to drive statewide structural change.

The attendance-based changes are the result of SB 991 and signal a shift in Texas’ approach to dropout prevention. Chronic absenteeism is one of the strongest predictors of dropout risk.

The longest government shutdown in history finally ends, and Abbott announces for reelection. Plus, ATPE participates in the Texas Tribune Festival and Friends of Texas Public School Events.