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AI and Legal Help: Why Your Own Words Matter

ChatGPT, Claude, etc., can be incredibly useful tools—but like any tool, AI has its limitations, and using it to prepare a request for legal assistance can sometimes create more problems than it solves.

October 15, 2026

Legal·Podcast

The ATPE Podcast: Understanding FMLA and Protected Leave for Educators

In this episode of the ATPE podcast, ATPE’s Member Legal Services Department Managing Attorney Lance Cain continues his deep dive into educator leave, focusing specifically on protected leave and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

March 27, 2025

Legal

Protecting Student Privacy: FERPA Guidelines for Educators

Educators often discuss students in various settings, but it’s essential to be aware of FERPA guidelines to avoid unintentional violations. Learn the key rules for protecting student confidentiality in your communications.

March 13, 2025

ATPE·Legal·Podcast

The ATPE Podcast: Understanding Educator Leave Policies

In the first of a multipart series on educator leave, ATPE Managing Attorney Lance Cain clarifies the often-confusing rules surrounding leave types and policies for Texas educators.

February 12, 2025

Legal·TxEd

Immigration Enforcement Activities on School Campuses

Although public schools cannot discriminate against students based on immigration status, the federal government still has the authority to enforce immigration law. What does this mean for school districts and educators?

January 28, 2025

Classroom·Legal

Addressing Aggressive Student Behavior

Violent or aggressive student behavior presents a unique set of challenges, particularly when the students involved have special needs. Educators must have a clear plan and understand the laws surrounding student removal.

January 21, 2025

Legal

Planning To Retire at the End of the Fall Semester? Don’t Forget To Tie Up Some Loose Ends.

If you work for a school district and hold a Texas Education Code Chapter 21 contract, you need to be aware of a few things before you retire during the school year.

December 11, 2024

Legal

Reasonable Accommodations: Enhancing Rights for Pregnant Workers

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.

November 18, 2024

Advocacy·ATPE·Learning and Development·Legal

Advocacy Starts With You: Standing Up for Yourself Is Standing Up for ALL of Us

As Texas educators and ATPE members, we have the both the tools and the support we need to protect our rights, advocate for our profession, and effect positive change. And it all starts with you.

November 18, 2024

ATPE·Legal·Podcast

Parental Access to Education in Texas—What You Should Know

In this episode, ATPE Staff Attorney Martha Moring shares important information about Texas parents’ rights to access their children’s education, including the limitations, confidentiality of records, and classroom visitation.

October 30, 2024

Legal

What You Need to Know about Managing Activity Funds

If you are not careful in handling activity funds for your school, it can lead to a big headache.

August 28, 2024

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Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Oct. 9, 2026 October 10, 2026
ATPE testifies at Senate Education interim hearings. Plus: Join ATPE and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) for a webinar Oct. 15.
Day two of Senate Education Committee hearings focus on vouchers, parental rights, and student discipline October 9, 2026
Interim charges on the agenda included evaluating the implementation of the voucher program, studying implementation of laws concerning parental rights and library books, and student discipline.
STAAR rescoring requests raise questions about test accuracy and accountability October 9, 2026
TEA received nearly three times as many requests to rescore open-ended responses on reading assessments this spring as it did the previous year.

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