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• Great News on Teacher Hiring

  • Whopping $3 billion to be injected into public education

    Schools to get increased funding for teacher hiring, facilities in latest budget

    State legislators have come together in bipartisan support to commit billions to shore up education funding. The latest numbers from the Texas House of Representatives adds even more money onto the Senate’s earlier proposed budget, all totaling a $3 billion injection into Texas schools in place for this upcoming school year. House budget chief, Rep. Pitts, hasn’t ruled out even increasing the budget further to fully “restore public education funding.” These latest budget numbers show that schools will finally have the money they need to fully staff their classrooms. It’s more money than many people expected and it’s seen as a show of confidence and support to Texas teachers and students. “This all comes in good timing,” explains Lindsay Suhor, Assistant Director of Business Development at Texas Teachers. “This means that school districts can now hire teachers that they have needed for the last 2 years. There should be a teacher hiring boom coming this summer to fill that pent up demand.” Many in Texas have predicted that the state would begin to reverse the previous funding cuts this legislative session. The booming Texas economy is producing record revenues to the state treasury which is now being directed to help schools recoup the billions cut two years ago. That reduced funding led to a reduction in overall hiring and has developed a cumulating demand for teachers. This demand is estimated to be in the many, many thousands. This need for teachers comes on top of the tremendous population increases in the state which brings over 80,000 new students into Texas schools each year. Schools will begin hiring now for their August placements.

    • State looks to restore funding for education, teacher hiring

    • Recession Over; Districts Once Again Hiring Thousands of Teachers

    • Districts Have More Resources than Expected; Employment Season to Run Longer and Later

    • Favorable School Budget Passes! Districts Funded to 97% of Last Year: Let the Hiring Begin!

    • Teacher Hiring Boom is Coming: Lead by Phenomenal State Growth, Revenue

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• Texas Teachers Commentary

  • A Strong Hiring Season is Now Fully Underway

    Now that the uncertainty is gone and the money is there, districts can do what they normally do this time of year—hire teachers. And that is exactly what is happening. Thousands of people all across Texas are currently being hired to teach at districts, charter and private schools. Read More

  • Understanding the Impact of the Texas State Budget Shortfall for Teachers

    Texas Teachers President, Vernon Reaser, addresses the economic climate and impact of the Texas state budget shortfall on the teaching profession. Read More

  • Districts Expect Uptick in Teacher Hiring Next School Year

    As the economy starts to improve, many recruiters in school district HR departments believe that the upcoming 2010 – 2011 school year will see stronger hiring than experienced in the current year. Read More

  • Teacher Professionalism Creates Success on Campus

    It is important to take the initial development of your image for your new teaching profession very seriously.  New teachers do not have any history with their co-workers or supervisors and therefore are creating their reputation for the very first time, and doing so in the challenging first year of teaching. Read More

  • Federal Money Boosts State Special Education Departments

    The federal stimulus money to school districts is dramatically helping to fund the Special Education departments more than ever.  Some districts are seeing their budgets increase by five fold or more. Read More

  • Clearly Defined Grading System Will Start Your Year off with an “A”

    As teachers we are constantly assessing our students. Informal questions, class participation and daily work let us get a picture of what our students know before the quiz and test grades do. Read More

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• Press Releases

  • Texas Teachers announces new Dallas/Fort Worth office location

    Moving to Las Colinas, Texas Teachers continues its commitment to convenient accessibility and service in the heart of the Metroplex Read More

  • Clear Creek ISD chemistry teacher announced as 2011-2012 “Teacher of the Year” recipient

    Foskit leverages industry experience as an alternate route teacher, brings 'science to life' in classroom. Read More

  • Round Rock ISD secondary math teacher announced 2010-2011 Texas Teachers “Teacher of the Year”

    The winner exemplifies the potential of alternate route teachers and the success they achieve during their first year in the classroom. Read More

  • Texas Teachers Announces 2009-2010 “Teacher of the Year” Winners

    More and more, teachers from the alternate route are gaining recognition as many of the best teachers in the state Read More

  • TexasTeachers.org Relaunches, Reaches New Level

    Launch of updated website incorporates creativity, sophistication to deliver value. Read More

  • Committed to Personalized Service With Addition of New Program Advisors

    Texas Teachers has recently added three new professional staff and is looking for one more as it continues to grow. Read More

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• Legislative & Regulatory Updates

  • Improving Access and Quality of Educator Certification in Texas

    At Texas Teachers, a critical part of our mission is to engage lawmakers and state agency policymakers to advocate for regulations and laws that contribute to a stable, effective and transparent alternate route to teaching. We make this advocacy a priority for us so that new teachers will continue to have every opportunity to start their teaching careers. Read More

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