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...
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...
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...
Pre-K: The Essential Pandemic Response
There’s a New Reason to Preserve Early Childhood Investments There was no shortage of media coverage when the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3 in 2019, investing $5 billion to strengthen public education. Part...
Pre-K: The Essential Pandemic Response
There’s a New Reason to Preserve Early Childhood Investments There was no shortage of media coverage when the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3 in 2019, investing $5 billion to strengthen public education. Part...
Five Classrooms Show Us the Best of #ThisIsTexasPreK
Expanding pre-K through legislation and funding is at the top of many policy agendas at the Capitol these days, including ours! But pre-K can't be understood and appreciated from research and statistics alone. You...
Power of Pre-K Case Study: Cleburne ISD
Dr. Chris Jackson Executive Director of Research, Data, and Accountability Cleburne Independent School District Proving the Case for Full-Day Pre-K Like many school districts across the state, Cleburne ISD participated in the full-day High...
Power of Pre-K Case Study: Mansfield ISD
Kristi Cobb Director of Early Literacy Mansfield Independent School District District Combines Hands-on Exploration and Research-based Practices for Early Learning Success Mansfield ISD’s Vision 2020 begins with the guiding statement that all students will...
Texas Pre-K Teachers Engage in a Social Sharing Campaign
This past spring, hundreds of pre-K teachers across the state used #ThisIsTexasPreK to share videos and photos of all the amazing things going on in their classrooms. We compiled some of our favorites and...
The Power of Pre-K with Amber Scanlan, PNC Bank
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...
