Statement on House Bill 3’s Passage in the Texas Senate

“Raise Your Hand Texas thanks the Senate for advancing House Bill 3 on Monday. We hope the members of the conference committee will continue improving...

Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation Launching Second Application for Blended Learning Initiative with $6 Million in Grant Support for 20 School Districts

Applications open May 1 for a year-long competitive process for up to 20 grants. The Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation today opened the second application...

Statement on House Bill 3

Texas House Public Education Committee Chair Huberty on Tuesday, March 4, 2019 filed House Bill 3, to address school finance needs across the state.

New Raise Your Hand Texas Poll Reveals Texans’ Perceptions About Public Education

On the heels of a joint press conference in which Governor Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, and House Speaker Bonnen announced this will be the legislative...

Smith: There was a wave, and it was pro-public education

In preparation for the 2019 legislative session, we spent time traveling the state from Amarillo to El Paso, Lufkin to Lubbock. We visited educators who...

Statement on TEA’s Legislative Appropriations Request

According to the Texas Education Agency’s recent budget request, the state will realize an estimated windfall of $3.7 billion, primarily due to increased revenues from...

Statement on Long-Range Steering Committee Recommendations

Raise Your Hand Texas applauds the tireless work of the members of the Long-Range Plan for Public Education Steering Committee and we support their recommendations....

Raise Your Hand Texas Names Bob Popinski Policy Director

Raise Your Hand Texas today announced that Bob Popinski, former associate at Moak Casey and Associates, will serve as policy director at Raise Your Hand.

Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation Names Dr. Tim Miller Superintendent in Residence

The Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation today announced that Tim Miller, Ed.D., former director of educator preparation and program accountability at the Texas Education Agency,...

Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation Sponsors 109 Educators for Harvard Institutes

The Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation, a non-profit organization working to strengthen public education, announced today it will sponsor 109 educators from 51 school districts and...

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