2007 School Bell Awards
Four winners attended the TSTA School Bell awards luncheon at the House of Delegates in Plano: Mike Falick (left) of Mike’s Falick’s Blog (Spring Branch ISD), Joe Smith of TexasISD.com, TSTA President Donna New Haschke, Tricia Cortez of the Laredo Morning Times and Peter Daut of KFOX-TV in El Paso.

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 contact Public Affairs Specialist Joe Bean, TSTA, 316 W. 12th St., Austin, Texas 78701; (512) 476-5355, ext. 1233; joeb@tsta.org.

Joe earned a master’s degree in journalism from The University of Texas and previously worked as an editorial writer and columnist at the San Antonio Express-News, the opinion page editor at the Muskogee (Okla.) Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat and the editorial page editor at the Victoria Advocate before coming to TSTA.

President’s Commentaries:
u Make School Accountability Meaningful and Accurate
u TSTA President Donna New Haschke photo
u Boost Children’s Future with Reading (1-08)
u Teacher Appreciation Week (5-08)

News Releases:
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 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 Donna New Haschke
u TSTA Vice President Ann Heuberger
u TSTA Building and State Capitol
u TSTA Logo

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