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The House Bill 4402 Journey and What Comes Next 

 Playing the Long Game for Assessment and Accountability Reform Some legislative efforts are modest, targeted efforts to tweak state laws, resulting in small changes for a limited number of Texans. And then there’s the...

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Across the Lawn – April 21, 2023

Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...

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Across The Lawn – April 14, 2023

Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...

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2023 Texas Legislature: Assessment and Accountability is More Than 32 Questions 

Guest Blog by Dr. Alicia Noyola, Superintendent of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Public schools across Texas work year-round to prepare students for a successful future. Our schools are where our Texas students discover...

Establishing Middle Ground for Testing and Accountability in Texas

Establishing Middle Ground for Testing and Accountability in Texas

The STAAR test is Texas’ statewide student testing program. Each year more than 5.4 million students sit at their desks and try to focus on this post-mortem, end-of-year high-stakes test as they go heads-down...

Time to Reduce High-Stakes Nature of STAAR is Now

Raise Your Hand Texas announces recommendations to reducehigh-stakes nature of STAAR in state’s accountability system On October 25, Raise Your Hand Texas released A Report from the Measure What Matters Assessment & Accountability Council....

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