Raise Your Hand Texas’ School Funding Advocacy Day Aims to Score a Win for Public Education
More than 175 public school advocates from across the state will convene at the Texas State Capitol today at 10 a.m. for Raise Your Hand Texas’ School Funding Advocacy Day, calling on lawmakers to invest in public school students and teachers.
From Capitol to Classroom: Texans Deserve World-Class Public Education, and Teachers Need Competitive Wages and Compensation
As voters head to the polls in November and the Texas Legislature returns to Austin in January 2025, Raise Your Hand Texas is calling on lawmakers to prioritize and strengthen the state’s investment in Texas’ 5.5 million public school students and teachers.
Newest Cohort for Raise Your Hand Texas’ Trustee Advocates Program Announced
Raise Your Hand Texas today announced eight Texas public school districts have been chosen to participate in the newest cohort of the Trustee Advocates Program. This Raise Your Hand Texas initiative trains Texas school districts and their locally-elected trustees to educate, engage and activate their school districts and local communities to amplify their voices in state public education policy and advocacy.
Raise Your Hand Texas® Honors Legislators for Their Commitment to Public Education
Throughout the 88th Legislative Session, many Texas legislators fought for the needs of Texas’ 5.4 million public school students and made decisions that were the very best for their communities and their schools. Raise Your Hand Texas is honoring the 100 Texas legislators who stood out for their outstanding achievement and steadfast commitment to public education with the inaugural Raise Your Hand Texas Public Education Champion Award.
Raise Your Hand Texas Calls on State Lawmakers to Pass Legislation Focusing on Reforming the STAAR Test
Raise Your Hand Texas is urging lawmakers to put KIDS first in the state’s assessment and accountability system during Measure What Matters Day at the State Capitol. It’s time to pass legislation to bring changes to how the state’s assessment and accountability system measures academic success.
Raise Your Hand Texas Recommends Reining in State's STAAR Test, Reforming Public Education Accountability System
Today, Raise Your Hand Texas and community leaders across the state are calling on lawmakers to support Texas kids and make much-needed reforms to the state’s STAAR test and add additional indicators to the public school accountability system. Statewide press events will take place throughout February in eight cities.
Raise Your Hand Texas Recommends Reforms of State's STAAR Test and Public Education Accountability System
Today, Raise Your Hand Texas released A Report from the Measure What Matters Assessment & Accountability Council, an extensive report with actionable policy recommendations on learning, testing, and effectively measuring Texas’ public schools and students. The report provides a call to action and roadmap for state lawmakers to consider during the 88th Legislative Session.
Education is Always on the Ballot
With the November election less than two months away and the Texas Legislature gaveling into session in January 2023, Raise Your Hand Texas releases the public education advocacy organization’s top policy priorities.
Raise Your Hand Texas Encouraged by Public School Ratings
On Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its ratings for public school districts across the state. This marks the first time Texas school districts and schools have received a rating since 2019 because the TEA paused A-F school ratings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
