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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! ¡Feliz mes de la herencia hispana!

To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, Raise Your Hand Texas is celebrating and honoring the voices from the Hispanic/Latinx community shared with us and reflected in public schools across Texas. Today, we know that Hispanic/Latinx...

The Future of Texas is in our Public Schools

Raise Your Hand Texas Statement Regarding the Beginning of the 2021/22 School Year

August 16, 2021 Raise Your Hand Texas knows the future of Texas is in our public schools. That's why, as we look toward the promise of a new and better school year than the...

#AllOfUs

All of us are responsible for the success of Texas’ 5.5 million students. In the heat of the moment, and especially within the divisive nature of our current public discourse, it’s tempting to grasp...

Change starts by investing in the next generation of teachers and leaders

A Message from the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation President: At the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation, we have the privilege of working with extraordinary Texas educators and telling their stories which celebrate their...

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...

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Fort Worth Parents Find Commonality When Supporting Public Schools

Regional Advocacy Director, Greater Fort Worth Raise Your Hand It’s been said that Fort Worth natives are a proud folk. Those who have grown up in the city “Where the West Begins” certainly don’t...

Support a Strong Texas Recovery. Support Our Public Schools.

Our public schools are the cornerstone of our communities and in times of crisis, we turn to them. Our newly released video reminds us all of the sites and sounds we miss from our...

Our Responsibility in Creating an Equitable, Just Future

Raise Your Hand Texas stands in solidarity with the Black community. George Floyd was killed, and allowed to be killed, because he was Black. Ahmaud Arbery was hunted down and killed, and allowed to...

El Paso, we stand by you

Last winter we captured this photo on a site visit to El Paso. This cross sits at the top of the Franklin Mountains overlooking the city.  To us it represents the strength and beauty...

Capitol Update: May 17, 2019

Welcome to the 86th Legislative Session! The Capitol Update provides you with expert insight and analysis on legislative issues impacting Texas public school students and educators. In this month's Capitol Update, you'll find the...

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