Meet Michael Sweet, a fifth-grade teacher at Zeferino Farias Elementary School in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and a finalist for ATPE’s 2023-24 Campus Rep of the Year Award for local units/districts with 201-500 members.
After being named Texas Teacher of the Year, ATPE member Christine Mihealsick is ready to use her new platform to spread positivity, helping fellow educators find joy in their work and support in their struggles.
Legislators are again flush with cash while school districts are not following a nasty political cycle. But by focusing on building relationships with lawmakers, we can work to achieve positive outcomes for public schools.
The ATPE Online Marketplace puts the power of choice in your hands, allowing you to purchase the health, lifestyle, mental health, wellbeing, and pet care products and services that matter most to you.
A new law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, recently went into effect that should help provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers and cover some additional pregnancy-related conditions that would not normally be covered by the ADA.