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Education Advocates Rally on Texas Capitol Steps

Advocates for public education reform crowded the steps of the Texas Capitol to demand equitable, adequate school funding, teacher pay and a decrease in high-stakes testing.

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Save our School's rally at the Texas Capitol on February 23rd, 2013
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

Members of the Texas American Federation of Teachers — along with other advocates for public education reform in the state — crowded the steps of the Texas Capitol to demand equitable, adequate school funding, teacher pay and a decrease in high-stakes testing. The front is anything but united, however, with conservative support for school choice countering the agenda of groups like the Texas AFT. (San Angelo Standard-Times)

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