Opinion: Texas teachers don't need a task force. We need a new governor.

[L. Coyote]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-Teachers-don-t-need-a-task-force-We-17009099.php

As the primaries wrap up and we prepare for the November elections, Texas teachers suddenly find themselves in the headlines. Talk to any teacher, and we'll confess: the last two years in the classroom have been the most brutal of our careers. Our voices and our votes should be more important than ever as we try to fix the current teacher exodus.

Not only have we faced great challenges in our classrooms, but we’re suffering from wild whiplash. Two years ago this month, educators were hailed as heroes for our ability to “adapt and overcome” like the Marines.

Down my street, our local elementary school led a caravan of cars covered in balloons with teachers hanging out of windows and poking out of sun roofs holding posters with messages of hope and persistence. “We miss you!” they called to our children. As a mother and a high school English teacher, I struggled to keep my own classroom going while making sure my two daughters kept up with online and in-person classes.

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[Skittles]

1. GO BETO

save Texas from FASCISM

[MissMillie]

2. I couldn't get it by that link so...

https://archive.ph/WGV4U

try that one

It's a spectacular read.