Across the Lawn – May 19, 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...
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...
An increased investment in mentorship is essential at this point in the Texas teacher workforce crisis. It is imperative that we retain new teachers in the field and provide the best possible instruction to...
Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public Education Hearing on May 9, 2023, regarding Senate Bill 9. Raise Your Hand Texas will...
They know the stakes are high, and the urgency in their voices is unmistakable. “As a single mother, I worry,” said Deetrice Thomas, a teacher from Duncanville ISD. “I have a college degree and...
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...
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...
Guest Blog by Susan Hansen, Dual Language Instructional Coach at Leander Independent School District At a recent SXSW EDU panel my colleagues and I were asked to reflect on the fact that 77% of...
Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas Senate Education Committee Hearing on March 22, 2023, regarding Senate Bill 9. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue to keep...
“I have realized how powerful my voice actually is.” Leina Green is a high school math teacher from the small East Texas town of Henderson. She joined fellow teachers from the East Texas area...
As more educators leave the profession and fewer students choose teaching as a career, Texas is in and will continue to face a severe shortage of certified teachers willing to teach. Teachers name low...
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