In the summer of 2025, at the end of the second called special session, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 8 (HB 8), a law that will overhaul the state's standardized testing system. Beginning...
A Recap of Texas’ 89th Legislative Session As state lawmakers assembled in Austin back in January 2025, there was every indication that the 89th Legislative Session would be a “historic” legislative session for public...
The Power of the Basic Allotment for Texas Schools The public education system in Texas is one of the largest in the nation, with more than 1,200 school districts and public charter schools and...
ONE THING TO DO: Read our Statement on the Passage of HB 8 This week, we issued a statement regarding the passage of House Bill 8 (HB 8). Raise Your Hand Texas has maintained...
ONE THING TO DO: Read The Texas Tribune’s article on STAAR The recent changes to House Bill 8 have a direct and significant impact on how Texas schools are evaluated. The Texas Tribune has...
ONE THING TO DO: Get Involved! Do you know your local Regional Advocacy Director (RAD)? Our Regional Advocacy Directors live and work throughout Texas to create a pro-public education state. We invite you to...
IT’S TIME TO REIN IN STAAR AND FIND A BETTER WAY FORWARD This year, our schools face both exciting changes and real challenges, from classroom innovations to important policy shifts. As the Texas legislature...
Listen to the latest Intersect Ed Podcast episode In our latest episode of Intersect Ed we discuss what the special session item “eliminating the STAAR test” could mean for Texas, along with the differences...
Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony to the Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue to keep the public informed through written...
Watch New Assessment & Accountability Video Real change for Texas’ school accountability system is possible. Texans have made it clear: we need to build a better report card that measures more than a single...
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