ATPE News Winter 2022

Four students have died in one Central Texas school district alone. What should educators know about fentanyl?

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

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

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

Your Ally | By Jennifer Gordon, ATPE Staff Attorney

Staffing shortages, burdensome extra training requirements, adjustments to scheduled hours, and more have educators spread thin.

Your Voice | By Mark Wiggins, ATPE Lobbyist

How educators can defend public schools as the 88th Texas Legislature draws closer.

Clarice Cross | Plano ATPE

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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