Education: Failure to Invest

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...money. According to Texas Amer­ican Fed­er­ation of Teachers president Louis Malfaro, there's a chance this session will be remembered..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFT: "Fund Our Schools"

Teachers rally at Capitol in support of schools

"...simply yelled to the assembled audience, Texas AFT President Louis Malfaro, who introduced Weingarten as "a national treasure," raised..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Each One, Teach One: AFT's Online Mentoring

The AFT joins the wave of online teaching communities

"...they feel may help their peers. Texas AFT Secretary-Treasurer Louis Malfaro said, "Any teacher, regardless of whether they're a..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry vs. Texas Teachers

Is the governor standing between educators and federal stimulus money?

"...and by Congressman Lloyd Doggett," said Education Austin President Louis Malfaro. "Good for him and good for them, and..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: How Much for a Hanger?

Austin ponders the latest corporate incentive proposal

"...deal. AI executive committee members Minerva Camarena Skeith and Louis Malfaro wrote recently in the Statesman, "City officials should..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Welcome to Hard Times

Ausitn Interfaith's summit addresses economic plans, current crisis

"...be Elkhart or Fort Myers, but as Education Austin's Louis Malfaro emphasized after the discussions: "Don't kid yourself. The..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Column by Michael King

AISD Report Cards Go Online

Students beware ...

"...Education Austin President Louis Malfaro said that, as a parent himself, he was..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Unaccountable

In the public school testing frenzy, responsibility and consequences flow only downward

"...of the school. At the Pearce forum, Education Aus­tin's Louis Malfaro struck a discordant note when he charged that..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Unfair Firing at AISD?

In few-month span, Travis Heights Elementary custodian placed on administrative leave, fired, restored, placed on leave again, and finally terminated – stories behind ordeal vary

"...as Kafkaesque," in the words of Education Austin President Louis Malfaro. In the span of a few months, Berron..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

What's at Stake in Austin's Schools?

Austin ISD faces a spring election and a brace of persistent problems

"...elected you, and are you going to lead?" said Louis Malfaro of AISD teachers union Education Austin.Meet the Candidates..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Pay, Performance, Politics, and Education

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

"...failed five times now to address school funding," said Louis Malfaro, head of AISD teacher's union Education Austin, referring..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to the Legislature and school board," said EA President Louis Malfaro. Volunteers will also attend "political action academies," beginning..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

Reining in the Mother of All Big Boxes

Local activists seek community-wide benefits analyses of big-box proposals

"...poster child for what's wrong with corporate America," said Louis Malfaro, president of the Austin Central Labor Council. He..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Pepsi Brings Union Fight to City Council

Labor representatives attend council vending machine discussion, urge members to use city clout to pressure Pepsi to bargain in good faith

"...bad faith with Austin workers and Austin citizens," said Louis Malfaro of the Central Labor Council...."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Point Austin: Beside the Point

City Council notes

"...with drivers who want a union contract. CLC President Louis Malfaro told the council that the National Labor Relations..."

April 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Labor Backs AISD Bonds

District, unions reach agreement on prevailing-wage issue

"...Louis Malfaro, who heads up both the CLC and the..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Making Ends Meet

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

"..."I am very pleased," said Louis Malfaro, president of Education Austin, the AISD teacher union...."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Two Schools of Thought

The upcoming ACC and AISD elections share a ballot but address different challenges

"...attitude of cooperation and open communication. Education Austin President Louis Malfaro acknowledges that the mostly uncontested May races reflect..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

After 40 Years of Hard Labor, Joe Gunn Steps Down

The longtime AFL-CIO leader ends a chapter of Texas labor history

"...Despite those difficulties, Louis Malfaro of Education Austin -- who calls Gunn "a..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Fuzzy Budget Math at AISD

The latest proposed Austin ISD budget has new millions in found money

"...However, as Louis Malfaro of the faculty-staff organization Education Austin points out,..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

AISD Budget Cuts Roll Toward Trustees

The AISD budget task force closes its deliberations as the Board of Trustees gets ready to act.

"...and predetermined. Prior to the final meeting, EA co-President Louis Malfaro, who serves on the task force, says the..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Is the Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door?

AISD's budget cuts could be deep and painful.

"...aren't so certain. "I think they're being premature," said Louis Malfaro, president of the teachers' organization Education Austin and..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Accepting the Challenge

Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.

"...to every child in the district," Education Austin President Louis Malfaro recently reflected, "when they are just nine people,..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can Edison Pass the AISD Test?

AISD considers hiring Edison Schools Inc. for East Austin.

"...broader information is difficult to obtain. Education Austin President Louis Malfaro said he believes the AFT study was a..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: We Have Just Begun To Fight

The budget battles are only skirmishes in the long march toward democracy

"...of people flow around the Capitol, I ran into Louis Malfaro of the American Federation of Teachers as he..."

March 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King

AISD: Holes Plugged ... Temporarily

The 2009 AISD budget balances the books, but the financial future's not bright

"...of trustees starts debating the budget, Education Austin President Louis Malfaro says, "I don't expect a whole lot of..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD

Voters support pay raise

"...At the Driskill Dem celebration Tues­day night, EA co-President Louis Malfaro was gratified by early voting returns that showed..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

School of Hard Fox

Superintendent Jim Fox Is Far From Warm and Fuzzy

"...And I don't mean that as an insult," says Louis Malfaro, president of the Austin Federation of Teachers. "He's..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Texas House Advances Ambitious School Finance Bill

Teachers’ union celebrates shedding of merit pay provision

"...never intended for that purpose," said Texas AFT President Louis Malfaro. (Predictably, conservative-leaning advocacy group Texas Aspires was angered..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dems Call for Health Care for All Texans

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa pledges to carry comprehensive health care bill to the 86th Texas Lege

"...Trustee Julie Ann Nitsch, labor leaders Montserrat Garibay and Louis Malfaro, Justice of the Peace Sylvia Holmes, and a..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

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