First #ThisIsTexasPreK Winner
As part of our #PowerOfPreK day at the Capitol on March 25, we created the #ThisIsTexasPreK hashtag for Twitter and Facebook. We believe it is crucial to remind legislators who they are voting for when they...
The Power of Pre-K with Wendy Detenbeck
Business leaders, economic experts, and educators recognize the power of high-quality pre-K, both to building the foundation for learning and for leveling the playing field among student groups for kindergarten readiness. Our new video...
The Power of Pre-K with Elaine Mendoza
It’s not just students, parents, and educators who recognize the power of high-quality pre-kindergarten, both to building the foundation for learning and for leveling the playing field among student groups for kindergarten readiness. Our...
The Power of Pre-K with Stephen Klineberg
It’s not just students, parents, and educators who recognize the power of high-quality pre-kindergarten, both to building the foundation for learning and for leveling the playing field among student groups for kindergarten readiness. Our...
New Video Series: The Power of Pre-K
It’s not just students, parents, and educators who recognize the power of high-quality pre-kindergarten, both to building the foundation for learning and for leveling the playing field among student groups for kindergarten readiness. Our...
Policy Paper: Test-Based Funding
Keep School Funding Separate From High-Stakes Tests School finance policy that provides funding to K-12 students based on their performance on a high-stakes test has no basis in research. Funding any part of our...
Texas Public School Choice Spinner
International studies. Career and technology pathways. Dual language elementary education. And on and on. Texas public schools are dynamic and diverse, and they continue to add new options and innovative programs to meet the...
Session Toolkit
The 86th Legislative Session has officially begun and it’s poised to be one of the most critical for public education in recent memory. We created this Session Toolkit to provide up-to-date information about what...
Letter to the Texas Commission on School Finance
Raise Your Hand Texas appreciates the work of the Texas Commission on School Finance. We recently sent a letter to members of the commission expressing our gratitude and outlining our considerations prior to the...
5 things needed in any Texas school finance plan
As we’ve traveled the state, people have told us they are primarily concerned about two things: property tax relief and school finance. They also recognize these two issues are intertwined—both need to be addressed...
