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Teachers visiting the Capitol, standing in the rotunda, celebrating advocacy.

Classroom to Capitol: How Texas Teachers are Becoming Effective Advocates

“I have realized how powerful my voice actually is.” Leina Green is a high school math teacher from the small East Texas town of Henderson. She joined fellow teachers from the East Texas area...

A teacher from Hernandez Middle School in Round Rock ISD lectures at the board in class.

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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Raise Your Hand Texas testifies on Texas Teacher Workforce Crisis

AUSTIN, TX (September 20, 2022) – Raise Your Hand Texas was invited to provide testimony on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, before the Joint House Higher Education and Public Education Committees on the impact of the...

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