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Dala Henry and Claudia Ureño-Olivas serve as discussion panelists at the Measure What Matters Conference held at the Holdsworth Center.

Rethinking School Assessment and Accountability

On January 18, 2022, Raise Your Hand Texas hosted our first-ever policy conference, the Measure What Matters: Assessment and Accountability Conference. The event was part of a statewide listening and engagement campaign created to...

Vouchers Hurt

Why Does A State Like Texas Reject School Vouchers?

We’re Smarter Than That. If there’s one thing Texans take pride in, it’s their individuality. Their freedom. Their communities. Their tradition for doing things better and in their own way.  And when it comes...

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A new year brings new changes to our organization!

    Dear Friends of Raise Your Hand Texas and the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation, We are excited to share some news about how the Charles Butt family of philanthropic organizations is expanding....

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Feliz mes de la herencia hispana!

To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, Raise Your Hand Texas is celebrating and honoring the voices from the Hispanic/Latinx community shared with us and reflected in public schools across Texas. Today, we know that Hispanic/Latinx...

The Future of Texas is in our Public Schools

Raise Your Hand Texas Statement Regarding the Beginning of the 2021/22 School Year

August 16, 2021 Raise Your Hand Texas knows the future of Texas is in our public schools. That's why, as we look toward the promise of a new and better school year than the...

#AllOfUs

All of us are responsible for the success of Texas’ 5.5 million students. In the heat of the moment, and especially within the divisive nature of our current public discourse, it’s tempting to grasp...

Change starts by investing in the next generation of teachers and leaders

A Message from the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation President: At the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation, we have the privilege of working with extraordinary Texas educators and telling their stories which celebrate their...

Top Content of 2020

As this unusual year comes to an end, we’ve been digging through the archives and putting together a list of our top content of 2020. Take a look back with us and see how...

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Fort Worth Parents Find Commonality When Supporting Public Schools

Regional Advocacy Director, Greater Fort Worth Raise Your Hand It’s been said that Fort Worth natives are a proud folk. Those who have grown up in the city “Where the West Begins” certainly don’t...

Support a Strong Texas Recovery. Support Our Public Schools.

Our public schools are the cornerstone of our communities and in times of crisis, we turn to them. Our newly released video reminds us all of the sites and sounds we miss from our...

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