Understanding Texas’ Reliance on Uncertified Teachers
When There’s No One Left to Hire Standing behind a booth at a nearly empty job fair, an human resources (HR) director looks across a wide room that should be filled with teaching candidates,...
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Across the Lawn – February 6, 2025
One Thing to Do: Listen to Experts Discuss the Biggest Public Education Issues in the 89th Session Listen to the latest Intersect Ed podcast. Last week, Intersect Ed host Morgan Smith was joined by...
Across the Lawn – January 31, 2025
One Thing to Do: Learn More About the Texas Education Agency Budget Set a calendar reminder to tune into the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) on Monday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. The committee will...
Across the Lawn – January 24, 2025
One Thing to Do: Learn Who Represents You Did you know we have a team of Regional Advocacy Directors across the state partnering with community members to advocate for public education? Explore our interactive...
Across the Lawn – January 17, 2025
One Thing to Do: Sign Up for Text Alerts The 89th Texas Legislative Session began this week. Over the next 137 days of the Session, our elected officials will focus on an array of...
Teacher Raises a Top Priority for 89th Legislative Session
The 2024-25 school year is underway, and our Texas public schools are facing a critical challenge: our Texas teachers are underpaid, especially when compared to the national average. This pay gap is not only...
Why Texas Needs to Invest More in Pre-K
A strong early childhood education creates immediate and lasting benefits for Texas’ youngest learners. Pre-Kindergarten, also known as pre-K, ensures foundational early development of 3- and 4-year-olds which, as studies show, significantly improves third-grade...
Why Texas School Districts are Filing Deficit Budgets
As the 2024-25 school year approaches, Texas school districts are bracing for significant financial challenges. Superintendents and school boards across the state face the daunting task of creating school budgets amid historic inflation, the...
Across the Lawn – June 21, 2024
One Thing to Do: Watch Our Video Series on School Funding Watch our three-part video series on public school funding in Texas. Share your favorite video from the playlist on social media with hashtags...
Effective School Board Trustee Advocates
As the 2023-24 school year nears an end, school boards across Texas are grappling with deficit budgets. School districts are running out of money and tightening their budgets because of double-digit inflation, an increase...