Across the Lawn – August 15, 2025
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...
Across the Lawn – August 8, 2025
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Ripple Effect of Increasing the Basic Allotment in Texas
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...
Across the Lawn – May 16, 2025
One Thing to Do: Contact Your Legislator about CSHB 2 The House and Senate are locked in negotiations over the basic allotment, one of the components in CSHB 2. The best way to get...
