High School at a Higher Degree
STORY High School at a Higher Degree An Early College High School in El Paso, Texas is changing what students and their families believe is possible. When Isabel Gutierrez first started taking courses at...
NEW STAFF TO LEAD ADVOCACY & OUTREACH EFFORTS IN UPCOMING SESSION
Raise Your Hand Texas today announced that Dr. Michelle Smith, a lobbyist with HillCo Partners, will serve as Director of Governmental Relations, and Dr. Libby Cohen, an Oxford graduate and a dynamic community organizer,...
Texas Again Fails to Realize Pre-K’s Potential
Report shows statewide support inadequate and inconsistent Texas met only four of 10 benchmarks for quality and dropped two places relative to other states in pre-K investments in 2016-17, according to a State of...
Raise Your Hand Texas Announces New Leadership
Raise Your Hand Texas today announced that Dr. Shari Becker Albright, chair of the Trinity University Department of Education, will lead the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation. “In the current political climate, Texas public...
Public School Choice Profile: Brownsville ISD
More than 95 percent of BISD students are economically disadvantaged and nearly a third are English Language Learners.And yet, Brownsville ISD and its students consistently outperform expectations. The district, which boasts a 90 percent...
Overcoming the Odds: Opportunity in Brownsville ISD Empowers Students
OVERCOMING THE ODDS: Opportunity in Brownsville ISD Empowers Students “They remind me a lot about the way I grew up, which was very hungry to get ahead, very hungry to succeed, because my parents...
Choice and Opportunity Thriving in Texas Public Schools
The following was first published as a column on TribTalk, a publication of the Texas Tribune. Texas students and families today have access to school choice offerings as diverse and unique as the students...
Public School Choice Profile: Harlingen CISD
Video: Choice and Opportunity in Harlingen CISD Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District takes school choice seriously. In 2014, HCISD began development of a five-year strategic plan to ensure the district’s educational offerings...
The Faces of Public School Choice
What does quality school choice and opportunity look like? Texas public schools can show you. Texas students and families today have access to school choice offerings as diverse and unique as the students...
Learning Industry-Standard Skills in High School Classes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Raise Your Hand Texas enjoys telling stories about exceptional leaders around the state who have participated in our leadership programs. Little did we know a high school student in the Rio Grande Valley was...
