TALE Advocacy Committee

Advocating for the best literacy practices for all in the state of Texas.

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

Have you nominated one or more of your colleagues for our 2024 Leadership in Literacy Awards? No?

Well, click on the links and fill them out! #tale2024

Classroom Leader: https://t.co/UI4JPn2ava
Non-Classroom Leader: https://t.co/l5aIzSBgbI

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd it’s time to head to the polls again!!! This time there are MANY local elections with school board positions on the ballot! School board members hold ELECTED positions! Don’t miss the chance to share your voice in the way your district is run. #voteonMay4

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd here is a bit of reading nostalgia for you this testing season: https://t.co/F2lhksLFbH

[TX Assoc for Lit. Ed @TXLiteracyEd]

Do you know someone who is passionate about making a difference in literacy? We're on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join our board of executives! Complete the application by April 14 at https://t.co/RuDwHwnVxb.

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@everyone

[TX Assoc for Lit. Ed @TXLiteracyEd]

We are currently accepting nominations for 5 elected positions on TALE’s Board of Directors. Applications are due by March 31, 2024.

Submit your nomination to https://t.co/Iohj7eMHB1

[TX Assoc for Lit. Ed @TXLiteracyEd]

Join us for an author chat with Angela Henderson Smith from 7-8 p.m. on March 19th! Free to all that register!
Register here: https://t.co/yHKOq29HkF

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd it’s Super Tuesday! That means it’s the last day to vote in the primary election. Primaries matter. Share your voting picture with us!

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@vanggarrett1 @traceyhabla @TXLiteracyEd @Las_Escritoras @versifybooks @HarperChildrens @ncte Check out those kicks!

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

Grant opportunity.

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

📢 Educator Grant Applications are officially open! 🍎📚

The grant will provide up to $2000 per recipient and can be used toward buying diverse titles, hosting diversity-focused events, or any other project that supports diverse literature.

🍎 https://t.co/spMqxBnT2x

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd check it out! Our friend, Van Garrett, author of Juneteenth, informed us today that the first run of that text has sold out! The copies we have here at #TALE2024 are some of the last of the first run!

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd we’ll see you at the #TALE2024 social at 4:30 in Cashion 506 with @RYHTexas!

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd stop by the Advocacy table and create a blackout poem! #TALE2024

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

We’re ready for #TALE2024! Are you?

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd are you in Waco for the #TALE2024 conference? If so, let us know! We are looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

If you’ll be at #TALE2024, we hope you can join one of our committee round tables for updates and information! See you on Friday @TXLiteracyEd

[ATPE @OfficialATPE]

Early voting begins TODAY in perhaps the most consequential election for public education in Texas history. Today's voting activity: Make your plan to vote between now and March 1 during early voting. Visit https://t.co/gUpaFVF0Hc and click "Where's My Polling Place?" to find locations where you may vote. #txed #txedvote

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd Don’t forget to pay attention to the elections going on in your area. There are school board elections happening too. Check out the districts @TXSBOE and other elected positions up for election this year: https://t.co/T3FQ2TBc9Q

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd Advocacy Alert. Get an update on HB900 from one of our partners.

[Texans for the Right to Read @RightToReadTX]

Breaking news: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Texas Education Agency on Wednesday from enforcing a state law requiring booksellers to rate the explicitness and relevance of sexual references in materials they sell to schools. https://t.co/06QSdx2agp

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

Merry Christmas Eve! What a wonderful gift this holiday season to nominate a deserving literacy leader! There are two awards: PK-12 Classroom Leader and a Non-Classroom Leader. Nominate today! The deadline is Christmas Day at midnight!

[TX Assoc for Lit. Ed @TXLiteracyEd]

Have you nominated one or more of your colleagues for our 2024 Leadership in Literacy Awards? No? Well, click on the links and fill them out! Classroom Leader: https://t.co/D3DgfpLaYc… Non-Classroom Leader: https://t.co/pe3saT6k28

[Texas State Board of Education @TXSBOE]

SBOE Evaluates Instructional Materials Review and Approval Process and Approves Library Collection Development Standards

Read more: https://t.co/mr9zP2Sm3h

[TALE Advocacy Committee @AdvocacyTale]

@TXLiteracyEd Check out our latest podcast: What is Bibliotherapy?
https://t.co/ygJVw9Guqu

With @Ellaberthoud, @therapy_book, and River City Advocacy