August 22, 2025

Looking to Energize Students in Your Classroom, Campus, District, or Community?

ATPE is excited to offer our first self-paced online book study featuring School of Engagement by Jonathan Alsheimer.

August 22, 2025

Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: Feb. 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
A special election runoff in Texas Senate (SD) 9 results in a dramatic party flip in a Republican stronghold.
Congress finally unveils long-awaited education budget after another brief government shutdown February 6, 2026
Texas schools are receiving short-term stability in key federal supports but no new fiscal capacity to address growing student needs, staffing challenges, or service mandates.
How does the first round of Senate interim charges relate to public education? February 5, 2026
Senate Finance will study lowering the homestead exemption age from 65 to 55, and Senate Education will study the influence of federal or state-designated hostile agents or their surrogates on public schools.