Across the Lawn – January 17, 2025
One Thing to Do: Sign Up for Text Alerts The 89th Texas Legislative Session began this week. Over the next 137 days of the Session, our elected officials will focus on an array of...
What to Expect During the 2025 Texas Legislative Session
The 89th Legislative Session is underway, and legislators are now in Austin for the next 140 days to discuss our state's most significant issues, and public education is at the top of the list....
How Texas teachers can get involved in the 89th Session
Texas teachers need a seat at the table to shape the policies that affect their livelihoods. During the 89th Legislative Session, school funding, standardized testing, class sizes, and teacher benefits should all be discussed...
Teacher Raises a Top Priority for 89th Legislative Session
The 2024-25 school year is underway, and our Texas public schools are facing a critical challenge: our Texas teachers are underpaid, especially when compared to the national average. This pay gap is not only...
The Power of Advocacy in Public Education
Raise Your Hand Texas held its second Trustee Advocates Summit at the end of August 2024, welcoming school board trustees, superintendents, and ISD administrators from across the state to participate in the two-part learning...
Why Texas Needs to Invest More in Pre-K
A strong early childhood education creates immediate and lasting benefits for Texas’ youngest learners. Pre-Kindergarten, also known as pre-K, ensures foundational early development of 3- and 4-year-olds which, as studies show, significantly improves third-grade...
Panel Picker for SXSW EDU 2025
Raise Your Hand Texas SXSW EDU 2025 panel options and we need your vote! Read more about each of our panels and up Vote for each of our panels in the Policy & Civic...
Why Texas School Districts are Filing Deficit Budgets
As the 2024-25 school year approaches, Texas school districts are bracing for significant financial challenges. Superintendents and school boards across the state face the daunting task of creating school budgets amid historic inflation, the...
Across the Lawn – June 21, 2024
One Thing to Do: Watch Our Video Series on School Funding Watch our three-part video series on public school funding in Texas. Share your favorite video from the playlist on social media with hashtags...
Effective School Board Trustee Advocates
As the 2023-24 school year nears an end, school boards across Texas are grappling with deficit budgets. School districts are running out of money and tightening their budgets because of double-digit inflation, an increase...
