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Across the Lawn – July 31, 2025

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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Across the Lawn – July 25, 2025

One Thing to Do: Sign Up for Text Alerts Given the fast-paced nature of a special session, we encourage you to sign up for our text alerts so you can track movement on key...

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Across the Lawn – July 18, 2025

One Thing to Do: Get caught up on what happened in the 89th Legislative Session Before the Special Session starts on Monday, July 21, take a listen to the latest episode of our Intersect...

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Across the Lawn – June 5, 2025

One Thing to Do: Watch the Live Taping of our Latest Podcast Episode on YouTube On June 3, the day after Sine Die, we recorded the latest episode of our Intersect Ed podcast, “Recap...

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Across the Lawn – May 30, 2025

One Thing to Do: Tell Your Lawmakers To Pass the House Version of HB 4 With only days left in the 89th Legislative Session, now is the time for you to help push House...

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Across the Lawn – May 23, 2025

One Thing to Do: Celebrate Your Advocacy Success! More than 14,370+ public education advocates participated in our teacher pay and school funding call to action campaign to legislators and the Lieutenant Governor, helping to...

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Assessment and Accountability: HB 4 Back in the Spotlight

The state’s public education accountability system is back in the news with the recent release of the 2023 A-F ratings for Texas public schools. The nearly two-year-old ratings were caught up in a prolonged...

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Across the Lawn – April 19, 2024

One thing to do:  Do you know how school funding in Texas compares to other states? Watch our latest school finance video to get the answer.  Four Things to Know  Lt. Gov. Patrick Releases...

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Across the Lawn – September 15, 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 – July 13, 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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