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Across the Lawn Event June 2022

The Texas Teacher Workforce Challenge

[caption id="attachment_45389" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Dr. Cathy Horn from the University of Houston participates in a panel discussion on The Texas Teacher Workforce with JoLisa Hoover from Raise Your Hand Texas on June 30, 2022.[/caption]...

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Raise Your Hand Texas Written Testimony on ESSER – July 11, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas Senate Finance Committee Hearing on July 11, 2022, regarding federal funding through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER)...

Dala Henry and Claudia Ureño-Olivas serve as discussion panelists at the Measure What Matters Conference held at the Holdsworth Center.

Rethinking School Assessment and Accountability

On January 18, 2022, Raise Your Hand Texas hosted our first-ever policy conference, the Measure What Matters: Assessment and Accountability Conference. The event was part of a statewide listening and engagement campaign created to...

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Across the Lawn May 31, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas Update | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 The FOUR Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point,...

Grey image of the Capitol of Texas

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Raise Your Hand Texas Written Testimony from May 24, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas Senate Education Committee Hearing on May 24, 2022, regarding teacher workforce issues. In the future, Raise Your Hand Texas will...

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Across the Lawn May 20, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas Monthly Update | Friday, May 20, 2022 The FIVE Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage...

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Community Based Assessment and Accountability Systems in Texas

Raise Your Hand Texas hosted the first of its Across the Lawn event series on Thursday, April 28, and welcomed more than 50 individuals in-person with another 140 attending virtually. The monthly Across the...

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Across the Lawn April 22, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas Monthly Update | Friday, April 22, 2022 The FOUR Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage...

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Across the Lawn March 11, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas Monthly Update | Friday, March 11, 2022 The FIVE Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point,...

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Across the Lawn Feb. 16, 2022

Raise Your Hand Texas Monthly Update | Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The FOUR Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage...