Heather Sheffield

ATPE Lobbyist

Advocacy

What Key Education Legislation Means for Texas Public Educators

With multiple key bills in motion, the future of public education in Texas is being written right now in Austin.

March 27, 2025

Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: March 28, 2025 March 28, 2025
Even halfway through the session, the 89th Texas Legislature is already shaping up to be one of the most consequential sessions in recent history for public education and educators across Texas.
Senate Education K-16 Committee hears discipline and truancy bills March 27, 2025
ATPE weighed in on several of the bills during the committee’s March 25 hearing.
House Public Education Subcommittee considers bill to expand virtual education in Texas March 27, 2025
The House Subcommittee on Academic and Career-Oriented Education heard testimony from ATPE at its March 27 meeting.