Across the Lawn Weekly Update Jan. 15, 2021
87th Legislative Session Weekly Update | Friday, January 15, 2021 The FIVE Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Welcome to Across the Lawn, Issue 2. The first week of the 87th Legislative Session...
Pre-K: The Essential Pandemic Response
There’s a New Reason to Preserve Early Childhood Investments There was no shortage of media coverage when the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3 in 2019, investing $5 billion to strengthen public education. Part...
Pre-K: The Essential Pandemic Response
There’s a New Reason to Preserve Early Childhood Investments There was no shortage of media coverage when the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3 in 2019, investing $5 billion to strengthen public education. Part...
There’s Enough Money to Fully Fund Public Education
Here's some simple back-of-the-envelope math Today, state lawmakers gaveled in the first day of the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. The multi-billion dollar question now before legislators: How much money does the...
Across the Lawn Weekly Update Jan. 8, 2021
87th Legislative Session Weekly Update | Friday, January 8, 2021 The FOUR Things to Know and ONE Thing to Do Welcome to the first edition of Across the Lawn, a weekly update to keep you...
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...
New Podcast Episode: Why We Need the State To Ho-Ho-Hold Schools Harmless This December
This school year, due to the pandemic, Texas public schools have seen steep enrollment declines. Thankfully, the state has stepped in, and rather than funding schools based on their average daily attendance numbers, they...
Please tell the Governor to HO-HO-HO-Hold Our Schools Harmless
Please tell the Governor to HO-HO-HO-Hold Our Schools Harmless Santa, Six years ago, we wrote to you to ask for high-quality, full-day pre-K across Texas for eligible kids. And you helped deliver on that...
The 2020 Election Season is Finally Over — the Real Work Starts Now
Higher political engagement across Texas could bring changes during the next legislative session, but one thing remains intact: Strong support for public education. By Dr. Michelle Smith Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Raise...
