Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 Hearing on February 20, 2025. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue to keep the public informed...
Texas children deserve a strong foundation for success. High-quality pre-K programs specialize in building the reading, math, and behavioral skills that students need. Research proves that children who receive full-day pre-K thrive throughout the...
One Thing to Do: Gain a deeper understanding of high-quality teacher residency programs Last week, Raise Your Hand Texas co-sponsored a webinar, Preparing and Retaining a High-Quality Teacher Workforce in Texas: The Promise of...
When There’s No One Left to Hire Standing behind a booth at a nearly empty job fair, an human resources (HR) director looks across a wide room that should be filled with teaching candidates,...
One Thing to Do: Listen to Experts Discuss the Biggest Public Education Issues in the 89th Session Listen to the latest Intersect Ed podcast. Last week, Intersect Ed host Morgan Smith was joined by...
One Thing to Do: Learn More About the Texas Education Agency Budget Set a calendar reminder to tune into the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) on Monday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. The committee will...
One Thing to Do: Learn Who Represents You Did you know we have a team of Regional Advocacy Directors across the state partnering with community members to advocate for public education? Explore our interactive...
Seven Texas school district superintendents and school board trustees traveled to Austin this month to continue their advocacy journey and training in the Trustee Advocates Program. Participants spent time at the Capitol hearing first-hand...
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...
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....
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