ATPE News Winter 2022
Four students have died in one Central Texas school district alone. What should educators know about fentanyl?
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Fentanyl: A Next-Generation Opioid Crisis
Public health experts say that fentanyl is largely responsible for a new wave of synthetic opioid deaths. Hear the stories of families who have lost loved ones to counterfeit pills and what cartels and drug dealers are doing to target our children.
By David George
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Vouchers and the Illusion of "School Choice"
Voucher proponents have long pushed for diverting taxpayer funds from an already-struggling public education system to private schools. Learn how the promise of "choice" in the matter is deceiving and, in many cases, outright false.
By Jennifer Tuten
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Educator Shortages Across Texas: Who Is Driving This Bus?
Between the growing mental strain on educators and rising cost of living, personnel shortages are becoming more and more common in schools across the state as districts look for ways to recruit and retain educators, with especially acute shortages of teachers and bus drivers.
By Jack Densmore
Read moreOverworked and Overextended: How Can Members Turn to ATPE for Support?
Staffing shortages, burdensome extra training requirements, adjustments to scheduled hours, and more have educators spread thin.
Read moreThe 2022 Midterm Elections Were Certainly One for the History Books
How educators can defend public schools as the 88th Texas Legislature draws closer.
Read moreVolunteer Spotlight
Meet Clarice Cross, a science teacher at Schimelpfenig Middle School in Plano ISD, Region 10 ATPE vice president, and ATPE’s 2021–22 Campus Rep of the Year for local units with 1,001-plus members.
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