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TSTA's Officers
TSTA President Rita Haecker and Vice President Jason Hillman began their three-year terms in
July 2008. Read more about them below.
Welcome to the Texas State Teachers Association’s Press Room. This
page contains useful information and materials for journalists who
cover public education in Texas. This includes commentaries by
TSTA’s president, news releases, backgrounders and information about
special events such as the National Education Association’s annual
Read Across America.
For more
information about any of the content on this page or otherwise about
the association and its work, please call (512) 476-5355 and ask for
Public Affairs.
TSTA's
2009 Statewide Poll on Education Issues:
u President
Rita C. Haecker's Statement
u Poll
Memo
u Poll
Graphs
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Watch the Video
President’s Commentaries:
u Make
Public Education High Legislative Priority (12-08)
Past President’s Commentaries:
u Make
School Accountability Meaningful and Accurate
u Boost Children’s Future with Reading (1-08)
u Teacher
Appreciation Week (5-08)
News
Releases:
u TSTA
Endorses Bill White for Governor (1-11-10)
u Haecker
Statement at Donna News Conference (09-09)
u Haecker,
NEA VP Eskelsen to Visit the Valley (09-09)
u Districts
Should Air President's Talk to Students (09-09)
u TSTA
Applauds Bill to Limit Class-Size Waivers
(01-09)
u Governor
Fails to Address School Funding Needs
(01-09)
u TSTA
Names New GR Specialist for State Senate
(01-09)
u TSTA
Applauds Education Secretary Choice
(12-08)
u TSTA
President Responds to Election Results
(11-08)
u NEA
Donates to TSTA's Hurricane Ike Relief Fund
(09-08)
u TSTA
Warns Robstown ISD Not to Delay Pay (09-08)
u Southwest
ISD, TSTA Walk to Recover Dropouts (09-08)
u TSTA,
Edgewood ISD Boost Parent Involvement (08-08)
u New
Officers Lead TSTA (07-08)
u TSTA
files Lawsuit Over Stealth Voucher Plan (08-08)
u TSTA
Sues to Block Release of Employee Data (07-08)
u School
Bell Awards for 2007 (4-08)
u Texas
Teachers, Moonlighting, and Morale (4-08)
u Major Court Ruling on NCLB Lawsuit (1-08)
u Pass Social Security Fairness Act (1-08)
u Laredo
School Board Shouldn't Retaliate Against
Whistle-blowers (2-08)
Special
Events and Backgrounders:
u Lawsuit
to Block Release of Employee Data (07-08)
u Lawsuit
to Stop Gov. Perry's Stealth Voucher Plan (08-08)
u Texas
Teachers, Moonlighting, and Morale study
u How
to Fix Accountability
u Read Across America
u Generation at Risk
u Covering School Crises
u School Safety Statistics
About
TSTA/NEA:
u TSTA Officer Bios and Photos
u TSTA Fact Sheet
u NEA Fact Sheet
High Res Photos and Graphics
u TSTA President Rita
Haecker
u TSTA Vice President
Jason Hillman
u TSTA Building and State Capitol
u TSTA Logo
u NEA
Donates to TSTA Hurricane Ike Relief Fund
Advertise in the TSTA Magazine
u Advertising
Information for the TSTA Advocate
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