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fromFortune
1 day ago

Texas teachers union claims 'wave of retaliation' over social media reactions to Charlie Kirk's death | Fortune

Texas teachers union sued the Texas Education Agency alleging retaliation and First Amendment violations for investigating educators over social media comments after Charlie Kirk's assassination.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Top union accuses Texas of targeting teachers over Charlie Kirk posts

The legal challenge centers on a 6 September letter Morath sent to school superintendents across Texas, instructing them to report educators who made what he termed reprehensible and inappropriate remarks about Kirk, who was shot and killed on 10 September while speaking at Utah Valley University. Public school teachers and other employees do not surrender their first amendment rights simply by virtue of their employment, the lawsuit reads.
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fromAustin Monitor
4 months ago

Austin ISD to host meetings on closures as 12 more schools are flagged for failing grades - Austin Monitor

The data reflects that the district's current approach is not working, and urgent transformational change is necessary to improve outcomes for all Austin ISD students," TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said in the letter.
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