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Raise Your Hand Texas Testifies and Submits Written Testimony to House Subcommittee on Article III

Written Testimony of Will Holleman Senior Director of Government Relations Raise Your Hand Texas Before the Texas House Subcommittee on Article III House Appropriations     The Honorable Rep. Gary VanDeaver, Chair  February 27, 2023 Testimony...

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Across The Lawn Feb. 24, 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...

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Across the Lawn Feb. 17, 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...

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The Ripple Effect of Increasing the Basic Allotment in Texas

Three school funding challenges, one solution The public education system in Texas is one of the largest in the nation, with more than 1,200 school districts and public charter schools and just under 9,000...

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Across The Lawn Feb. 10, 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...

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Across The Lawn Feb. 3, 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...

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Teacher Voices at the Texas Capitol

State Capitol of Texas Starting on Monday, Feb. 6, and throughout each week of the 88th Legislative Session, Raise Your Hand Texas will welcome teachers from across the state as they visit Austin to...

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Across the Lawn Jan. 27, 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 guide participants of the Trustee Advocates Program through a mock committee hearing.

Trustee Advocates Program Provides In-Depth Training with Legislators

This month, Raise Your Hand Texas welcomed the inaugural cohort of its Trustee Advocates Program to the Texas Capitol for some hands-on advocacy training in preparation for the 88th Texas State Legislature. The Trustee...

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2023 Legislature: Texas Still Faces a Teacher Workforce Crisis

As more educators leave the profession and fewer students choose teaching as a career, Texas is in and will continue to face a severe shortage of certified teachers willing to teach. Teachers name low...

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