Across the Lawn – May 5, 2023
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
Across the Lawn – April 28, 2023
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
Texas Teachers: Getting to Know Texas Lawmakers
How Teacher Advocates Learn to Effectively Connect with Texas Legislators “Now when legislators think of teachers, they’re not going to think of the abstract, or think of the teacher they had in high school....
Across the Lawn – April 21, 2023
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
Across The Lawn – April 14, 2023
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
House Bill 4340 Written Testimony by Dr. Michelle Smith
Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas House Committee on Public Education Hearing on April 11, 2023, regarding House Bill 4340. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue...
Across the Lawn – April 7, 2023
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
Raise Your Hand Texas’ Bob Popinski Testifies on House Bill 100
Raise Your Hand Texas provides the following public testimony in response to the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public Education Hearing on April 4, 2023, regarding House Bill 100. Raise Your Hand Texas...
Teachers Are at the Heart of a Strong Democratic Society
Guest Blog by Susan Hansen, Dual Language Instructional Coach at Leander Independent School District At a recent SXSW EDU panel my colleagues and I were asked to reflect on the fact that 77% of...
Statewide Headlines Reflect Widespread Doubt About Education Savings Accounts and School Vouchers
Warnings for Rural Texas, Teachers, and the Business Community News headlines from across the state reflect Texans’ concerns about school voucher schemes currently being considered by the Texas Legislature. Parents, educators, business leaders, and...
