Opinion: Teachers Can No Longer Afford to Live in Texas

Senate Bill 9 is an insult to teachers

"...you were putting together a task force to address teachers leaving the profession in droves. I was ecstatic to..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Cary Beshel

Pay, Performance, Politics, and Education

Perry offers incentive pay, but only to a tiny handful of teachers

"...issued an executive order establishing a $10 million incentive pay program for a few Texas teachers. One hundred schools..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Texas Teachers Rally at Capitol for More Funding

Educators show qualified support for HB 3's "Texas Plan"

"...Senate move forward with their plans to bolster teacher pay and increase state funding for public schools, hundreds of..."

March 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Stanching the Flow of AISD Teachers Straight Out of Town

Education Austin demands higher pay for teachers and support staff

"...its "We Know Our Worth" campaign to demand better pay for teachers and support personnel in the Austin Independent..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What's Different Between Teachers and Bus Drivers?

"...confuse me a bit. I'm talking about the teacher pay raise on the ballot and the possible strike by..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Postmarks

State Offers Exciting New Incentives Package to Retain Public School Teachers

Tough times for teachers, but the Texas GOP is here to help

"...the state toward exciting new incentives for public school teachers. Though the bill's open-ended language around the nature of..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by the News Staff

Beside the Point: Failing Our Teachers

Why won't we fund our schools?

"...taught math, but he gave it up because the pay was so lousy, and the hours so horrible. Now..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: From Mentorship to Pay – Smart Solutions to the Teacher Shortage

An Austin teacher has ideas for what the Texas Legislature can do to fix our educator crisis

"...Last year alone, Austin's school district lost over 2,000 teachers, nearly double that of the previous year. According to..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Column by Matthew Balter

Teachers Need Money, Too

Austin Independent School District Superintendent Pat Forgione unveiled highlights from the preliminary 2002-2003 district budget Aug. 5, sparking angry dissent from the local teacher's union.

"...dealt a "tough deck," Forgione said, including having to pay back nearly $144 million to the state under Chapter..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

AISD Teachers Keep Planning Time; Admin Layoffs Likely

7 of 8 just won’t do

"...Teachers prevailed in another dispute with their administration over staffing..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Pay Statistics on Teachers Way Off

"...National Compensation Survey was interesting indeed [“Does It Really Pay to Work in Austin?” News, Oct. 12]. I'd like..."

Oct. 15, 2007 Postmarks

What About Retired Rural Teachers?

"...Jan. 6]. With all due respect when mentioning education, teachers, etc., no one mentions the elderly retired rural teachers...."

Jan. 9, 2012 Postmarks

Music, Art, P.E. Teachers Want Their Money Back

Austin ISD's 'special areas' experiment is dubbed a failure

"...funds. Most vocal so far are the "special areas" teachers at AISD elementary schools – the music, P.E., and..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Texas <3 Teachers (Allegedly)

File under "chutzpah"

"...Truitt, R-Dallas, the resolution declares this week Texas Retired Teachers Week...."

March 23, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School's Out, but AISD Pay Raise Talk Goes On

Debate over salary increase details carries on at AISD

"...continues over how much staff will see in their pay packet when the next school year starts...."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Robbing Pedro to Pay … Highland Park?

The funds in the latest public ed bill appear much less than meets the eye

"...contains a strong shape-up-or-ship-out message to school administrators and teachers, with calls for greater accountability on standardized testing scores..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Replace Teachers With Bureaucrats

"...a few of the "low-performing" schools, take all the teachers out of the classrooms, and fill their positions with..."

Feb. 28, 2011 Postmarks

AISD: Balancing Teachers and Tech

AISD must ensure that new technology helps more than it hurts

"...Figuring out how to pay for a tech-savvy school system isn't a new conundrum...."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry vs. Texas Teachers

Is the governor standing between educators and federal stimulus money?

"...billion to the states to allow them to keep paying their workers. On July 2, Austin's U.S. Rep. Lloyd..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Told to Pay More, Make Cuts Hurt Less

School change process seeks to improve academic programming access to all students

"...many supporters of Education Austin's push for a 10% pay raise for all district employees. More than a hundred..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Does It Really Pay to Work in Austin?

Workers earn less in Austin than other major cities

"...the blizzard of statistics on Sept. 26. While incentive pay, hazard pay, and cost-of-living adjustments were factored in, the..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Holiday Season, Give Political Gifts That Resist

Anti-MAGA merch, feminist nudie mags, Chron swag, and more

"...in January? Neither are we! So our public school teachers can look forward to lacking resources for another two..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

The Dropout Problem

Not students, but teachers – AISD struggles to retain qualified educators

"...the new crop of AISD middle and high school teachers will need this year...."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Dropping Out

Teachers Trade Low Pay for High Tech

"...thing: Many of those ready-to-work workers are public school teachers - the ones whom the state desperately needs to..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...the Top 50 districts in Texas for basic teacher pay...."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle

The Texas state budgeting process is called conservative, but might be better described as "penny wise, pound foolish."

"...for a new engine, and mutters sagely: "You can pay me now, or pay me later." It's a simple..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Texas House Advances Ambitious School Finance Bill

Teachers’ union celebrates shedding of merit pay provision

"...major change: the elimination of funding for a merit pay program. At the bill's first hearing on March 12,..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

Education Austin, the union of AISD teachers, offers a budget counterproposal that includes increasing teacher pay, hiring full-time substitute teachers, and rewarding certified teachers.

"...magnet school controversies and moldy school buildings -- the teachers' union has called on AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione to..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

A raw deal on health insurance stays sweet for Aetna

"...Monday on patching up the holes in the leaking teachers' health insurance boat, despite a request from Gov. Rick..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Making Ends Meet

The new AISD budget hurts, but less than in past years

"...have been scenes of high drama and angst, where teachers, trustees, and administrators have clashed over salaries, program cuts,..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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